els

noun

plural of el
as in elevated railroads

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  1. railroads
  2. railways
  3. rails
  4. roads
Noun
  • The initiative, according to details shared first with Semafor, will allow state-level transportation agencies and railroads to lease out land alongside roads and tracks to private sector companies to develop new infrastructure.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The story of Colorado’s railroads doesn’t end in the Royal Gorge.
    — Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of railroads
Noun
  • Finch argues that because kudzu is most aggressive along roads, railways, and forest edges, the vine has become hyper-visible in the age of the automobile.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Those facilities provide drydocks, shiplifts, railways and pier-side support for Navy and government vessels.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of railways
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the side rails of the ship bend like ring ropes when Batman’s thrown into them.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • And while crime on public transit is rare in general, a February Charlotte Observer investigation found violent incidents were more likely to occur on buses rather than light rails, and that bus drivers were especially vulnerable.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of rails
Noun
  • Nepal’s Department of Roads says at least 19 motorable bridges and around 40 kilometers of roads have also been damaged or washed away.
    — Milad Haghani, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Rescue efforts, still in their first stages, have been hampered by the fact that the floodwaters have washed away entire roads.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of roads
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“Els.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/els. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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