Thesaurus results for RAILWAY

railway

noun

ˈrāl-ˌwā

Definition of railway

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 In 1880, the city’s first railway was completed, connecting Sanford to what became called The Phenomenal City, creating a new, much quicker gateway for settlers to find Orlando. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 Along with bridges and railways, Ukrainian drones targeted cargo trucks, fuel tankers and trains throughout the month. — Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026 More than 400 people died as a result of the storm, which also shut down roads and railways and destroyed boats. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 July 2026 The country has passed a series of economic reforms and is investing heavily in infrastructure, including a $67 billion high speed railway to shuttle travelers between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city within eight hours. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for railway

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The size of the frozen zone in which crews are working to stabilize a building in Midtown Manhattan was decreased late Tuesday, but some roads remain blocked.

— Kelly McCleary, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
This can cause loss of control in extreme circumstances, especially when the road conditions aren’t prime.

— Keith Laing, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of road

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In the 1880s, quarterly reporting by railroads and other transportation companies were common.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
From the railroads of the 1800s to power grids, aviation, the telephone, the integrated circuit, the internet and now artificial intelligence (AI), private capital has financed wave after wave of progress.

— Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026