railways

plural of railway
as in roads
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 railways Difficult path to building urban railways However, other types of obstacles presented themselves. Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025 The campaign will be complemented by a series of store pop-ups designed as an homage to British railways and house founder Thomas Burberry. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025 Unlike the bus, trolley and railways systems, the city owned the El, short for elevated, line and subway. Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025 See Model Trains If your interests lean toward railways and miniatures, Hendersonville has the place for you. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025 Another top read from Michael Cox, who decided to write about the role Britain’s railways played in the rise of football’s popularity. Phil Hay, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 Roads, railways, and special economic zones have facilitated more exchanges of people and goods between China and continental Southeast Asia. Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025 The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) is the 5G-era replacement for GSM-R – the dedicated mobile network railways use for train control and operations. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025 Daxing International Airport is also conveniently connected directly to China’s high-speed railways as well as local Beijing trains, making access to the airport easy. Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for railways
Noun
  • Three people were killed and one injured in three vehicle crashes on Arkansas roads on Wednesday and Friday, according to preliminary police reports.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The combination of snow and strong winds is expected to reduce visibility, create slick and icy roads—particularly on bridges and overpasses—and potentially down trees or branches.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Electric telegraph lines and railroads encouraged and were encouraged by a new age of imperial expansion, commodity extraction, industrialization, urban growth, global migration, rising population, and scientific development, among other things.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • By the late 1800s, with railroads, threshing machines, large slaughterhouses and steamships with refrigeration, Argentina exported vast quantities of wheat and beef to England.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Railways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railways. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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