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Railroad   /rˈeɪlrˌoʊd/   Listen
Railroad

noun
1.
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.
2.
A line of track providing a runway for wheels.  Synonyms: railroad track, railway.
verb
1.
Compel by coercion, threats, or crude means.  Synonyms: dragoon, sandbag.
2.
Supply with railroad lines.
3.
Transport by railroad.



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"Railroad" Quotes from Famous Books



... a while, at least. The driver, he stated, had no idea that the wrecking of the stage was other than it appeared on the face, an accident pure and simple. The letter was sealed and sent by special messenger to the railroad. ...
— Blue Goose • Frank Lewis Nason
... the hills," said Uncle Frank, waving his hand toward some low hills that were at the foot of some high mountains. "It wouldn't do," he went on, "to have a ranch too near a railroad station. The trains might scare the horses and cattle. You will soon be there, Curlytops. We'll begin ...
— The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch • Howard R. Garis
... the surveyors they learned that a number of them were railroad men, and that they were endeavoring to buy at nominal figures all the choice lands along the line of the new road before the settlers became ...
— Golden Days for Boys and Girls - Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 • Various
... the railroad company," said Dwight, with the triumph peculiar to the resourceful man. "Why I never did it before, I can't imagine. There that chair's been in the depot ever since I can remember—saw it every time I took the train—and yet I never ...
— Miss Lulu Bett • Zona Gale
... leaned back and drew a long and melancholy sigh from the bottom of her boots. "Girls," she turned to the others who were still lingering over their breakfast, "she asks why I don't go to hear grand opera. And it costs two dollars railroad fare even on a commutation ticket, and seats are three dollars up, and I have precisely thirty-seven cents to last ...
— Beatrice Leigh at College - A Story for Girls • Julia Augusta Schwartz


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