Thesaurus results for RAILWAY

railway

noun

ˈrāl-ˌwā

Definition of railway

as in road

a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation

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Recent Examples of railway The highway and railway bridge strikes appeared aimed at cutting off Bandar Abbas, Iran’s main port, from roads leading toward Tehran, the capital. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 July 2026 At the same time, the Antioch code enforcement team was conducting its own abatement operation at Waldie Plaza to prevent unhoused individuals leaving the railway tracks from storing personal belongings there. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026 Denver is the latest of nearly a dozen municipalities to publicly express its support for the railway. — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 14 July 2026 In Southern California, cliffs could erode more than 130 feet by the end of the century, and the consequences of erosion have already proved to be severe on major roads, railways and other critical infrastructure. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for railway

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What’s different this time is getting to the Diner, as both Santa Monica Blvd (which the Diner faces) and Sunset Blvd are seeing extended road work – some of it due to a water main that burst on July 16.

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Two Boston city councilors are pushing for a change in city law that would require Mayor Michelle Wu to report street projects annually as Wu faces criticism for stalling road work before a city employee was killed by a truck.

— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026