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railroad

noun

ˈrāl-ˌrōd

Definition of railroad

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 The group recently executed a letter of intent with the CSX railroad, although the parties have not yet signed a final agreement. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 For about five years, a direct route to the light rail station has been unavailable for neighborhoods north of the railroad tracks, sending motorists west before heading back east to the station. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 From her office on the 12th floor of Norfolk Southern’s skyscraper in Midtown Atlanta, a big part of Dianne Barnett’s job as chief mechanical officer is to improve safety of the Fortune 500 railroad. — Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026 When the railroad arrived, Hempstead began shipping its harvest all over the region. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for railroad

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Authorities on Wednesday pre-emptively announced that roads leading to the port would be closed to non-emergency vehicles for seven days, according to state media.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Under the new collective bargaining agreement, each NHL team must sign a permanent emergency backup who will be at every home game and travel with the team to all road games (like a bullpen catcher in Major League Baseball).

— Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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At Hull’s railway station an hour or so later, a few Manchester United fans are scanning the departures board near Philip Larkin’s statue, which captures the late poet mid-stride.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The cache, discovered near Kojetín in central Moravia during archaeological work connected to a railway project, contained an assortment of worn and broken bronze objects.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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