Definition of railroad
: a permanent road having a line of rails fixed to ties and laid on a roadbed and providing a track for cars or equipment drawn by locomotives or propelled by self-contained motors; also : such a road and its assets constituting a single property
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Examples of railroad in a Sentence
that railroad hasn't been used for passenger trains for decades
1757
First Known Use of railroad
1757
railroad
Definition of railroad
transitive verb
1a : to convict with undue haste and by means of false charges or insufficient evidenceb : to push through hastily or without due consideration
2 : to transport by railroad
intransitive verb
: to work for a railroad company
railroader
nounExamples of railroad in a Sentence
a controversial law that is being railroaded through Congress
a bill that was railroaded into law
They claim she was railroaded.
1829
First Known Use of railroad
1829
RAILROAD Defined for English Language Learners
railroad
playDefinition of railroad for English Language Learners
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: a system of tracks on which trains travel
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: a company that owns and operates trains
railroad
Definition of railroad for English Language Learners
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: to force (something) to be officially approved or accepted without much discussion or thought
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: to convict (someone) of a crime unfairly
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: to force (someone) into doing something quickly or without enough information
RAILROAD Defined for Kids
railroad
playDefinition of railroad for Students
1 : a permanent road that has parallel steel rails that make a track for train cars
2 : a company that owns and operates trains
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