railroading
pronunciation
How to pronounce railroading in British English:
UK ['reɪlˌrəʊdɪŋ]
How to pronounce railroading in American English:
US ['reɪlˌroʊdɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads
Word Origin
- railroading (n.)
- 1842, "travel by rail," from railroad (n.). As "business of running railways" from 1882.
Example
- 1. Ball bowed out after 40 years of railroading .
- 2. He bowed out as train engineer after forty years of railroading .
- 3. Iron rails in the garden state : tales of new jersey railroading .
- 4. Turns out that in the heyday of railroading all over the nation , crews used to spread salt in the wintertime .
- 5. While these vocations often require years of dedication and leave little extra free time , we 've found a few highly notable names that have garnered great success in side hobbies as diverse and surprising as carpentry , model railroading , and interior decorating .