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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Angels Flight announces price hike as iconic L.A. railway becomes latest victim of inflation. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025 The Rail Baltica project, designed to link the Baltic capitals with a European-gauge railway from Tallinn to Warsaw, has become all the more important due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, but the delay means that Latvia's share of the project may not be completed before 2035. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 In the mid 19th century railways began to replace the rafts. Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025 If Amtrak, whose Biden-era CEO, Steve Gardner, was fired by Duffy and Trump, doesn’t want to make the smart choice, Duffy and Trump will have to overrule the federal railway monopoly. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025 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 29 May. 2025.

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railway

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

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