railroad

noun

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rail·road | \ ˈrāl-ˌrōd

, ˈrel-; ˈre-ˌrōd

Definition of railroad

(Entry 1 of 2)

: 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

railroad

verb

railroaded; railroading; railroads

Definition of railroad (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1a : to convict with undue haste and by means of false charges or insufficient evidence

b : to push through hastily or without due consideration

2 : to transport by railroad

intransitive verb

: to work for a railroad company

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Examples of railroad in a Sentence

Noun that railroad hasn't been used for passenger trains for decades Verb a controversial law that is being railroaded through Congress a bill that was railroaded into law They claim she was railroaded.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The Genesee County Parks site features 34 historic structures depicting a small community along with a full-size steam railroad and a paddlewheel riverboat. — Tammy Stables Battaglia, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2022 Myths hold their own in spite of the railroad and the telegraph. — Robert Shackleton, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Most of Berkshire’s businesses, including its railroad, utilities and energy, and manufacturing, service and retailing operations, posted growth in the first quarter. — Akane Otani, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2022 Learn about California's railroad and lemon history at this historic site and ride a miniature train at the adjacent South Coast Railroad Museum (open weekends). — Mimi Slawoff, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2022 Carhartt founded in 1889 in Detroit, is known for its work clothes, which were originally designed for manual laborers like railroad and construction workers and farmers. — Carlie Porterfield, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 The construction of railroad and water infrastructure in the 19th century — and the economies supported by the lucrative defense industry of the 20th century — all of that came courtesy of intensive taxpayer investment. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2021 That’s why diesel is favored in big trucks, railroad locomotives, and seagoing ships. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022 Increasing profits in the conglomerate’s railroad, utilities and energy businesses and a turnaround in its insurance-underwriting operations also helped boost results. — Will Daniel, Fortune, 24 May 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her political allies are indefatigable in their attempt to railroad Congress into agreeing to a global tax deal, and their latest argument is that the pact will be good for U.S. competitiveness. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 May 2022 Such are characters that villains tie to railroad tracks in melodramas. — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021 Born in July 1917 in Medford, Oregon, Carter was one of two sons born to railroad man Harold Carter and his wife, Mabel. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2021 The David Harris Memorial Vaccination Clinic offered the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to railroad employees and their families. — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Nov. 2021 For the first time all season, and with star of stage and screen David Duchovny no less, Ji-Yoon successfully fends off a man threatening to railroad her English department. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2021 This one is the story of a giant who got railroaded. — Kyle Smith, National Review, 15 Jan. 2020 The American people, through this truncated debate, are being railroaded. — NBC News, 31 Oct. 2019 Shooter argued the investigation was an effort to railroad him from the chamber, rather than earnestly probe harassment at the Capitol. — Andrew Oxford, azcentral, 5 Feb. 2020 See More

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