railway

noun

rail·​way ˈrāl-ˌwā How to pronounce railway (audio)
: railroad
especially : a railroad operating with light equipment or within a small area

Examples of railway in a Sentence

a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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She was buried in St. David’s church cemetery, near today’s railway station. Julia Buckley, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 The extra money generated from the new calculation method is expected to go towards building projects such as roads and railways, added MoneyWeek, but tax rises and spending cuts are still expected. Marc Shoffman, theweek, 30 Oct. 2024 From Louis Vuitton’s LV Dream Studio and La Galerie Dior to a popup restaurant in a railway station and generative AI installation at Ledger’s new headquarters, the reach of Art Basel Paris 2024 extended far beyond its Grand Palais epicenter. Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Advertisement In a report to parliament Tuesday, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said that North Korea has been removing ties on the northern side of cross-border railways and nearby lamps and planting mines along the border. Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for railway 

Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of railway was in 1681

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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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railway

noun
rail·​way ˈrā(ə)l-ˌwā How to pronounce railway (audio)

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