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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 Despite these flights to important international meetings, Roosevelt and successors Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower made limited domestic use of aircraft, preferring instead to travel by railroad. — Peter Kastor, Fortune, 27 July 2026 The town’s boom began after a railroad worker discovered diamonds in 1908. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026 Spector plays railroad baron George Russell in HBO’s The Gilded Age; the show’s fourth season is slated to premiere in the fall. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026 Dech who started with Tri-Rail in August 2022, spearheaded the railroad’s lobbying campaign to restore a state subsidiary that was drastically reduced in 2025. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for railroad

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What’s different this time is getting to the Diner, as both Santa Monica Blvd (which the Diner faces) and Sunset Blvd are seeing extended road work – some of it due to a water main that burst on July 16.

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Two Boston city councilors are pushing for a change in city law that would require Mayor Michelle Wu to report street projects annually as Wu faces criticism for stalling road work before a city employee was killed by a truck.

— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026

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The European Union’s most populous country has a railway network totaling some 33,400 kilometers (20,750 miles) in length, used by an average 50,000 trains per day.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
In recent days, the US has expanded its targets beyond Iranian coastal sites housing radar and drone facilities to include roads, tunnels, railways, port infrastructure and, according to Iranian media, a desalination plant.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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