English > rail line: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | The road consisting of railroad track and roadbed. |
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| Synonyms | line, railway line |
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| Parts | railroad bed | A bed on which railroad track is laid |
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| railroad track, railroad, railway | A line of track providing a runway for wheels |
| Narrower | branch line, spur track, spur | A railway line connected to a trunk line |
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| trunk line, trunk route | Line that is the main route on a railway |
| Broader | road, route | An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation / transportation |
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| Spanish | ferrolínea, línea férrea, línea ferroviaria, línea, vía del tren, vía |
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| Catalan | línia fèrria, línia, via del tren, via fèrria |
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