Thesaurus results for RAILROAD

railroad

noun

ˈrāl-ˌrōd

as in road

a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel that railroad hasn't been used for passenger trains for decades

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Recent Examples of railroad Once a bustling railroad and shipping hub, Cedar Key is now best known for its thriving clam industry and its Old Florida charm. —

Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026 The program is a coordinated effort by SANDAG, Caltrans and other agencies to improve freeway, railroad and other forms of transportation in the region. —

Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026 From Calgary airport, a shuttle whisks me three hours to the Weber Powder hangar in Golden—a blue-collar railroad and timber town and the gateway to Kicking Horse, one of the rowdiest ski resorts in North America. —

Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026 In Anaheim, a tree fell across some railroad tracks. —

City News Service, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for railroad

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Noun

There is a road closure at Kaw Drive and I-435 South.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Savanti Travel’s Rowan recalled a client, who was in Paris on a business trip, arriving late for an appointment after ChatGPT suggested a route that failed to account for road closures due to construction.

— Sydney Goh, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026