Thesaurus results for RAILWAY

railway

noun

ˈrāl-ˌwā

as in road

a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation

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Recent Examples of railway The history, the old buildings and hidden railways and factories and all that. —

Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026 In a statement on social media, the acting president of Catalonia, Albert Dalmau Miranda, offered his sympathies to the family of the deceased railway employee. —

Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026 Spain’s railway operator Adif said the containment wall probably collapsed because of heavy rainfall that swept across the northeastern Spanish region this week. —

Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026 At least 39 people died in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday night, marking the worst railway accident in the country since 2013. —

Nina Lopez, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for railway

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Noun

Roads and Railways The government has led the push for infrastructure capital expenditure through the roads and railways sectors, both of which are expected to receive higher allocations in the budget.

— Ashutosh Joshi, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Under the watchful eye of sheriffs deputies who threatened to ticket anyone caught standing in the road, along with a small number of National Guard members, the protesters took turns screaming swears and warming up in nearby parked cars.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026