Definition of railway
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Examples of railway in a Sentence
a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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On Friday, Trump will visit the Transportation Department to discuss regulatory changes related to roads and railways.
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Corbyn advocates re-nationalizing the railways, scrapping university tuition fees and extending free child care.
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The railroad replaces Kenya's old colonial-era railway, a notoriously slow and shaky ride that could take more than a day to complete the same journey, replacing it with a trip that will take around four-and-a-half hours.
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The railway station next to Manchester Arena, which had been shut since the blast, reopened Tuesday, easing transport woes for residents.
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Although each railway piece is small in size, layouts are large.
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Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago envisioned a railway station west of the Chicago River.
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The inventor held 57 United States patents, mostly related to the railway.
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Shenzhenese are proud of their railway terminal, which is a good quarter-mile long and ten stories high, clad in mirrored glass.
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First Known Use of railway
1681
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