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- [reyl-rohd]
- /ˈreɪlˌroʊd/
- /ˈreɪlrəʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [reyl-rohd]
- /ˈreɪlˌroʊd/
Definitions of railroad word
- noun railroad a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 1
- noun railroad an entire system of such roads together with its rolling stock, buildings, etc.; the entire railway plant, including fixed and movable property. 1
- noun railroad the company of persons owning or operating such a plant. 1
- noun railroad Bowling. a split. 1
- noun railroad railroads, stocks or bonds of railroad companies. 1
- verb with object railroad to transport by means of a railroad. 1
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Origin of railroad
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60; 1875-85 for def 9; rail1 + road
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Parts of speech for Railroad
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railroad popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
railroad usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for railroad
verb railroad
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- bastille — a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
- buttonhole — A buttonhole is a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing.
- buttonholing — the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured.
noun railroad
- injustice — the quality or fact of being unjust; inequity.
- onesidedness — The property of being onesided.
Top questions with railroad
- what was the underground railroad?
- what is the underground railroad?
- where to buy railroad ties?
- why was the transcontinental railroad built?
- how did the transcontinental railroad transform the west?
- what are railroad spikes made of?
- who created the underground railroad?
- how long did it take to build the transcontinental railroad?
- what was the transcontinental railroad?
- why was the transcontinental railroad important?
- who invented the railroad?
- who invented the railroad sleeping car?
- what were the effects of railroad expansion?
- what did the railroad tracks mean to montag?
- where did the transcontinental railroad start?
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