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rail·road
(rāl′rōd′)n.
1. A road composed of parallel steel rails supported by ties and providing a track for locomotive-drawn trains or other wheeled vehicles.
2. A system of railroad track, together with the land, stations, rolling stock, and other related property under one management.
v. rail·road·ed, rail·road·ing, rail·roads
v.tr.
1. To transport by railroad.
2. To supply (an area) with railroads.
3. Informal
a. To rush or push (something) through quickly in order to prevent careful consideration and possible criticism or obstruction: railroad a special-interest bill through Congress.
b. To convict (an accused person) without a fair trial or on trumped-up charges.
v.intr.
To work for a railroad company.
rail′road′er n.
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railroad
(ˈreɪlˌrəʊd)n
(Railways) the usual US word for railway
vb
(tr) informal to force (a person) into (an action) with haste or by unfair means
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rail•road
(ˈreɪlˌroʊd)n.
1. 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.
2. an entire system of such roads together with its rolling stock, buildings, etc.
v.t. 3. to transport by means of a railroad.
4. to supply with railroads.
5. to push (a law or bill) hastily through a legislature so that there is not time enough for objections to be considered.
6. to pressure or coerce into a hasty action or decision.
7. to convict in a hasty manner by means of false charges or insufficient evidence.
v.i. 8. to work on a railroad.
[1750–60]
rail′road`er, n.
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railroad
Past participle: railroaded
Gerund: railroading
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| Noun | 1. |  railroad - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freightcable railway, funicular, funicular railway - a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars cog railway, rack railway - railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway, el - a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrier metro, subway, subway system, underground, tube - an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'" monorail - a railway having a single track rail - short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety" scenic railway - small railway in an amusement park |
| 2. |  railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"broad gauge - a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches gantlet - the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times narrow gauge - a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches railroad siding, sidetrack, siding, turnout - a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass standard gauge - railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches switch - railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper, tie - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" rails, runway, rail, track - a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll track - a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels | |
| Verb | 1. | railroad - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" |
| 2. | railroad - supply with railroad lines; "railroad the West" | |
| 3. | railroad - transport by railroad |
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Translations
خَط سِكَّة حَديدسّكَةٌ حَدِيدِيَّة
železnice
jernbane
rautatierata
željeznica
keresztülhajtvasút
járnbraut
鉄道鉄道を経営する鉄道模型をする鉄道輸送する強引に通過させる
철도
järnväg
รางรถไฟ
đường sắt
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
railroad
[ˈreɪlrəʊd] n (US)
(= company) → compagnie f ferroviaire
modif (US) [company, industry] → ferroviaire; [strike] → des chemins de fer; [network] → ferré(e), ferroviaire railroad track, railroad car, railroad line, railroad station
vt
to railroad sb into doing sth → forcer la main à qn pour qu'il fasse qch
to railroad sth through [+ bill, reform] → faire passer qch en force
to railroad sth through sth → faire adopter qch en force par qchrailroad car n (US) → wagon m, voiture frailroad line n (US) → ligne f de chemin de ferrailroad station n (US) → gare frailroad track n (US) → voie f ferrée
to railroad sb into doing sth → forcer la main à qn pour qu'il fasse qch
to railroad sth through [+ bill, reform] → faire passer qch en force
to railroad sth through sth → faire adopter qch en force par qchrailroad car n (US) → wagon m, voiture frailroad line n (US) → ligne f de chemin de ferrailroad station n (US) → gare frailroad track n (US) → voie f ferrée
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
railroad
n (US) → (Eisen)bahn f
vt
(inf) to railroad a bill → eine Gesetzesvorlage durchpeitschen; to railroad somebody into doing something → jdn dazu hetzen, etw zu tun
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
railroad
[ˈreɪlˌrəʊd]1. n (Am) = railway
2. vt (fig) to railroad sb into doing sth → costringere velocemente qn a fare qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rail
(reil) noun1. a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on. Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.
2. (usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.
verb (usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails. We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.
ˈrailing noun (usually in plural) a fence or barrier of (usually vertical) metal or wooden bars. They've put railings up all round the park.
ˈrailroad noun (American) a railway.
ˈrailway , (American) ˈrailroad noun1. a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run. They're building a new railway; (also adjective) a railway station.
2. (sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc. He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.
by rail by or on the railway. goods sent by rail.
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railroad
→ سّكَةٌ حَدِيدِيَّة železnice jernbane Gleis σιδηρόδρομος ferrocarril rautatie chemin de fer željeznica ferrovia 鉄道 철도 spoorweg jernbane kolej caminho-de-ferro, ferrovia железная дорога järnväg รางรถไฟ demiryolu đường sắt 铁道Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009