Synonyms for railroad

Grammar : Noun

Spell : reyl-rohd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪlˌroʊd

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Définition of railroad

Origin : 1757, from rail (n.1) + road. Originally "road laid with rails for heavy wagons (in mining)." The process itself (but not the word) seems to have been in use by late 17c. Application to passenger and freight trains dates from 1825, though tending to be replaced in this sense in England by railway.

noun train line

Example sentences :

"We'd better go to the railroad depot, Mr. Dunham," he said.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

My reasons for not wanting to go to the railroad to work were good.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

I feared rough usage at the railroad, and rougher associations.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

I was given a letter to Leadbitter, and immediately started on foot for the railroad.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

Here is a Railroad Accident, such as you have often wished to see.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various

The railroad can do it, to restrain its employees from striking.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

"You said the railroad," grumbled the man who had spoken before.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

We tore to the railroad depot, but the train was just going out.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

And they sed, "Wall, Mr. Hoskins, we're surveyin' fer the railroad."
Extract from : « Uncles Josh's Punkin Centre Stories » by Cal Stewart

She remembered that a railroad, leading to Canada, ran between Springton and the lake.
Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous

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