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Pronunciation
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Noun
en-noun

1. A transportation system consisting of metal rails and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
2. The railroad track itself.

Synonyms
railway

Translations
trans-top|transportation system
Arabic: ARchar|س�ة ا�حد�د IPAchar|(síket al-ħadīd) f
Chinese: �路, �路 (ti�lù)
Czech: železnice f
Dutch: spoorweg m
Finnish: rautatie, rautatie|rautatiet
French: chemin de fer m
German: Eisenbahn f
Hebrew: �ס��ת ר��ת (mesillat-rakevet) f
Hungarian: vasút
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Italian: ferrovia f
Japanese: �� (����, tetsud�)
Korean: 철� (cheoldo)
Ojibwe: ishkodewidaabaan
Portuguese: estrada de ferro f
Russian: железна� до�ога (želéznaja doróga) f
Spanish: ferrocarril m
Swedish: järnväg c
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trans-top|the track itself
Chinese: ��, �� (ti�dào)
Finnish: rata, rautatie
French: voie ferrée f
German: Eisenbahnlinie f
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Ojibwe: ishkodewidaabaanikana
Russian: железна� до�ога (želéznaja doróga) f
Swedish: järnväg c
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ttbc|Dutch: spoorweg m
ttbc|Esperanto: fervojo
ttbc|Italian: ferrovia f
ttbc|Japanese: �� (����, tetsud�)
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ttbc|Korean: 철� (cheoldo)
ttbc|Polish: kolej f
ttbc|Spanish: ferrocarril m, riel m
ttbc|Veps: raudte
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Verb
en-verb

1. To transport via railroad.
2. To operate a railroad.
3. To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
4. A rapid summary process or procedure regarded as unfair or self-serving.

#:They railroaded the proposal through the committee, passing it with no debate.

Translations
trans-top|to transport via railroad
Hungarian: vasúton szállít
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trans-top|to operate a railroad
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trans-top|to engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads
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trans-top|a rapid summary process
Hungarian: t|hu|keresztülhajt
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ttbc|Dutch: versporen (1), spoorweg uitbaten (2)
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