short-line railroad

noun [C] /ˌʃɔːt.laɪnˈreɪl.rəʊd/

/ˌʃɔːrt.laɪnˈreɪl.roʊd/ (also short-line railway, /ˌʃɔːt.laɪnˈreɪl.weɪ/

/ˌʃɔːrt-/)

Definition

› US a railway company that operates over a fairly small area

(Definition of short-line railroad noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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