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Complete Definition of "railway"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɹeɪlweɪ/
audio|en-us-railway.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
rail + way

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

  1. A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles may travel.
  2. A transport system using these rails used to move passengers or goods.

Synonyms
(US): railroad
railroad track

Translations
trans-top|a track, consisting of parallel rails
Croatian: t-|hr|željeznica|f
Czech: t+|cs|kolej|f
Finnish: t+|fi|rata, t-|fi|rautatie
Greek: t-|el|ÏιδηÏÏδÏομοÏ|m|sc=Grek (sidiródromos)
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Latvian: dzelzceļš m
Norwegian: t-|no|jernbane|m
Ojibwe: ishkodewidaabaanikana
Russian: t-|ru|Ð¶ÐµÐ»ÐµÐ·Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð´Ð¾Ñога|f|trželéznaja doróga|scCyrl
Swedish: t-|sv|järnväg|c
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trans-top|transport system using these rails
Croatian: t-|hr|željeznica|f
Czech: t+|cs|železnice|f
Finnish: t-|fi|rautatie, t-|fi|rautatie|alt=rautatiet
Greek: t-|el|ÏιδηÏÏδÏομοÏ|m|sc=Grek (sidiródromos)
Hebrew: ×ס××ת ר××ת (mesillat-rakevet) f
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Latvian: dzelzceļš m
Norwegian: t-|no|jernbane|m
Ojibwe: ishkodewidaabaan, mashkodewidaabaan
Russian: t-|ru|Ð¶ÐµÐ»ÐµÐ·Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð´Ð¾Ñога|f|trželéznaja doróga|scCyrl
Swedish: t-|sv|järnväg|c
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ttbc|Chinese: éµè·¯, éè·¯ (tiÄlù)
ttbc|Dutch: spoorweg m
ttbc|Esperanto: fervojo
ttbc|French: chemin de fer m
ttbc|Frisian: spoarwei
ttbc|German: Bahn f, Eisenbahn f
ttbc|Hebrew: ×ס××ת ר××ת (mesillat-rakevet) f
ttbc|Irish: iarnród
ttbc|Indonesian: kereta api
ttbc|Interlingua: ferrovia
ttbc|Italian: ferrovia f
ttbc|Japanese: éé (ã¦ã¤ã©ã, tetsudÅ)
ttbc|Korean: ì² ë (cheoldo)
ttbc|Polish: kolej f
ttbc|Portuguese: ferrovia, estrada de ferro, caminho-de-ferro m (Portugal)
ttbc|Romanian: cale ferata f, cai ferate p
ttbc|Spanish: ferrovía f, ferrocarril m, riel m
ttbc|Veps: raudte
ttbc|Volapük: ferodarutaveg
ttbc|Welsh: rheilffordd f
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See also

subway
tramway
mid
streetcar
monorail

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