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单词 railways
释义

railway

noun

rail·​way ˈrāl-ˌwā How to pronounce railway (audio)
: railroad
especially : a railroad operating with light equipment or within a small area

Synonyms

  • rail
  • railroad
  • road
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Example Sentences

a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

railway

noun

rail·​way ˈrāl-ˌwā How to pronounce railway (audio)
: railroad sense 1

railways

noun

plural of railway
as in railroads
a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • railroads
  • roads
  • rails
  • elevated railroads
  • els
  • monorails
  • elevateds
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