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rail‧way /ˈreɪlweɪ/ noun [countable]
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English Dictionaryrail‧way S2 W2 /ˈreɪlweɪ/
noun [countable] British English a system of tracks along which trains run, or a system of trains
Synonym : railroad American English:
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Collocationsrailway noun ADJ. mainline | high-speed | disused | narrow gauge, standard gauge | miniature A miniature railway runs around the park.
model | funicular, overhead Tourists can take the funicular railway to the top of the mountain.
private, regional, state | electric, steam VERB + RAILWAY manage, operate, run | nationalize, privatize | build, construct | close, open RAILWAY + VERB run | carry sth The railways carry millions of tons of freight every year. RAILWAY + NOUN carriage, coach, train, wagon | station, terminus | platform | ticket | ticket office | timetable | service | connection | journey, travel the pleasures of railway travel
passenger, traveller | employee, porter, staff, worker | architect, engineer | authorities, company | network, system | line, track | junction, sidings | bridge, tunnel, viaduct | enthusiast He is a lifelong railway enthusiast.
accident | age Such speed of travel was unimaginable before the railway age. PREP. on a/the ~ doing maintenance work on the railway He works on the railways.
~ between the railway between Funchal and Monte
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