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- [reyl-wey]
- /ˈreɪlˌweɪ/
- /ˈreɪlweɪ/
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- [reyl-wey]
- /ˈreɪlˌweɪ/
Definitions of railway word
- noun railway a rail line with lighter-weight equipment and roadbed than a main-line railroad. 1
- noun railway a railroad, especially one operating over relatively short distances. 1
- noun railway Also called trackway. any line or lines of rails forming a road of flanged-wheel equipment. 1
- noun railway Chiefly British. railroad. 1
- noun railway railroad track, network 1
- noun railway railroad company 1
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Origin of railway
First appearance:
before 1770 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1770-80; rail1 + way1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Railway
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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railway popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
railway usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for railway
noun railway
- lrt — light-rail transit
- mass transit — a system of large-scale public transportation in a given metropolitan area, typically comprising buses, subways, and elevated trains.
- metro — the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- monorail — a single rail functioning as a track for wheeled vehicles, as railroad or other cars, balanced upon or suspended from it.
Top questions with railway
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