English > railroad track: 1 sense > noun 1, 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, 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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