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Railroad

noun

Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight. Synonyms: railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system.

A line of track providing a runway for wheels. Synonyms: railroad track, railway.

verb

Compel by coercion, threats, or crude means. Synonyms: dragoon, sandbag.

Supply with railroad lines.

Transport by railroad.

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"Railroad" Quotes from Famous Books

... waving his rifle and assuming the attitude of a lieutenant of infantry leading a charge. The party set off down the railroad track. ...

— McTeague • Frank Norris

... answered Patty, "a town in New Jersey. But it's nowhere near Elmbridge, where I visited the St. Clairs. I believe it is on another railroad. I've had a lovely letter from Aunt Alice Elliott, and she wants me to come the first week in September. She says Uncle Charlie will meet me in New York, or come over here after me, whichever I say. But I think I'd better meet ...

— Patty Fairfield • Carolyn Wells

... the Lehigh Valley Railroad, Jones Brothers Company, Alpha Portland Cement Company, Dwight W. Woodbridge, the Utah Copper Company, the Aluminum Company of America, the Diamond Crystal Salt Company, T. W. Rickard, and others, whose advice and criticism ...

— Diggers in the Earth • Eva March Tappan

... tell us about people setting houses on fire; about men who forgot to turn the switch, and so wrecked a railroad train; about men who lay down on the railroad track and were run over by ...

— Child's Health Primer For Primary Classes • Jane Andrews

... young one, I can the old one," muttered Jo, as she walked away, leaving Laurie bent over a railroad map with his head propped ...

— Little Women • Louisa May Alcott

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