railroad
/ˈreɪlˌroʊd/ n [C] (also railway /ˈreɪlˌweɪ/) (TRANSPORTATION)Definition
› a system of transportation using special vehicles whose wheels turn on metal bars fixed to the ground, or a particular company using such a system: railroad tracks a railroad station the Pennsylvania Railroad
(Definition of railroad n (TRANSPORTATION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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