railway
/ˈreɪlweɪ/ noun UK TRANSPORTDefinition
› [C or U] a system of tracks that trains travel along: Only 2,262 miles of railway are being used, while 9,358 need repairs.a railway line/station/track Any big changes to the railway lines in Britain's crowded South-East would need parliament's approval.
› [C] the companies, work, and people involved in transporting people and goods by train: The Indian railway is the world's largest employer, with 1.6m staff and 11m passengers a day.
(Definition of railway noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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