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railroad

('r/eI/l,r/oU/d )

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system

source: wordnet30
a line of track providing a runway for wheels(noun.artifact)

Example:
He walked along the railroad track.

Synonym:
railroad track, railway

source: wordnet30
A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure.(noun)

source: webster1913

compel by coercion, threats, or crude means(verb.social)

Synonym:
dragoon, sandbag

source: wordnet30
supply with railroad lines(verb.possession)

Example:
Railroad the West.

source: wordnet30
transport by railroad(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
To carry or send by railroad; usually fig., to send or put through at high speed or in great haste; to hurry or rush unduly; as, to railroad a bill through Condress.(verb)

source: webster1913

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