railway

noun

rail·​way ˈrāl-ˌwā 

: railroad

especially : a railroad operating with light equipment or within a small area

Synonyms of railway

• road
• railroad

Examples of railway in a Sentence

a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation

Recent Examples on the Web

The story is set at a railway station in Calcutta (now Kolkata), where thousands of refugee families from East Bengal (later East Pakistan, now Bangladesh) have made the platforms their home, packed together with nowhere else to go. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Morocco’s national railway partnered with its French counterpart, SNCF, and the engineering giant Alstom, so high-speed rail experts worked with Moroccan teams for every major task. — Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Bretton Woods, New Hampshire Cog railway train on Mt Washington in New Hampshire climbing through autumn foliage. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The train operates on three routes from March through November, including a stop at Japan’s closest railway station to the sea. — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing railway

• cog railway
• rack railway
• scenic railway
• street railway

Rhymes for railway

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway

Kids Definition

railway

noun

rail·​way ˈrā(ə)l-ˌwā 

: railroad entry 1