English > railroad: 5 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight. |
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| Synonyms | railway, railroad line, railway line, railway system |
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| Narrower | cable railway, funicular, funicular railway | A railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars |
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| cog railway, rack railway | railway for steep mountains |
| elevated railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead railway | A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level |
| metro, tube, underground, subway system, subway | An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) |
| monorail | A railway having a single track |
| rail | short / short for railway / railway |
| scenic railway | small railway in an amusement park |
| Broader | line | A commercial organization serving as a common carrier |
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| Spanish | compañía de ferrocarriles, ferrocarriles, ferrocarril, línea de ferrocarriles |
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| Catalan | companyia de ferrocarrils, ferrocarrils, línia de ferrocarrils |
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| Verbs | railroad | transport by railroad |
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| railroad | supply with railroad lines |
English > railroad: 5 senses > noun 2, artifact| Meaning | A line of track providing a runway for wheels. |
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| Example | "he walked along the railroad track" |
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| Synonyms | railroad track, railway |
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| Part of | line, railway line, rail line | The road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
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| Parts | tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper | One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track |
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| track, rail, rails, runway | A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll |
| Narrower | broad gauge | A railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches |
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| gantlet | The convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place |
| narrow gauge | A railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches |
| siding, railroad siding, turnout, sidetrack | A short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass |
| standard gauge | railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches |
| switch | railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections |
| Broader | track | A pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels |
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| Spanish | ferrocarriles, ferrocarril, vía férrea, vía |
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| Catalan | ferrocarril |
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| Verbs | railroad | transport by railroad |
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| railroad | supply with railroad lines |
