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railroad
[ reyl-rohd ]
noun
- an entire system of such roads together with its rolling stock, buildings, etc.; the entire railway plant, including fixed and movable property.
- the company of persons owning or operating such a plant.
- Bowling. a split.
- railroads, stocks or bonds of railroad companies.
verb (used with object)
- to transport by means of a railroad.
- to supply with railroads.
- Informal. to push (a law or bill) hastily through a legislature so that there is not time enough for objections to be considered.
- Informal. to convict (a person) in a hasty manner by means of false charges or insufficient evidence:
The prisoner insisted he had been railroaded.
verb (used without object)
- to work on a railroad.
railroad
/ ˈɪˌəʊ /
noun
- the usual US word for railway
verb
- informal.tr to force (a person) into (an action) with haste or by unfair means
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz·۴Dz adjective
- ·۴Dz adjective
- ·۴Dz adjective
- ܲ·۴Dze adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of railroad1
Example Sentences
It was coined at the turn of the last century, when industrial output was in heavy machinery and physical goods that had to be shipped by the railroad companies dominating the transportation sector.
Four generations of her family worked on the railroads, including her son who is an engineer.
The gang's name translates as "Train of Aragua", and it may have come from a railroad workers' union.
“The railroad and coal tycoons of the 19th century could never have dreamed of this level of heist.”
Those figures may be an undercount, because railroads don’t publicize all thefts, Lewis said.
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