railway
pronunciation
How to pronounce railway in British English:
UK [ˈreɪlweɪ]
How to pronounce railway in American English:
US [ˈreɪlweɪ]
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- Noun:
- line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system
- a line of track providing a runway for wheels
Word Origin
- railway (n.)
- 1812 in modern sense, from rail (n.1) + way (n.). Earlier used of any sort of road on which rails (originally wooden) were laid for easier transport (1776).
Example
- 1. Take the high-speed railway now strung across the nation .
- 2. Calls to the railway ministry tuesday evening weren 't answered .
- 3. East japan railway now has female station masters in tokyo for the first time .
- 4. Try the legendary trans-siberian railway .
- 5. The steel railway tracks were now useless .