Synonyms for railway
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : reyl-wey |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪlˌweɪ |
Définition of railway
Origin :- 1812 in modern sense, from rail (n.1) + way. Earlier used of any sort of road on which rails (originally wooden) were laid for easier transport (1776).
- noun railroad
- I would like to return to Paris, but the railway is mobilized.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- He can have a season ticket on the railway, and come down every night.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- It represents a sort of nut, itself too bulky for a railway truck.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- As yet the good townsfolk are hardly alive to the benefits of a railway.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- We decided to visit Orange instead, a short distance by railway.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- A most picturesque little place is this, seen from the railway.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Get to St. nimie we can, we will, we must, without making the round by railway to Mende.'
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- By road and railway he approaches daily nearer to the scene.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- We are following the direct line of railway between Barcelona and Paris.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- My thoughts flashed back to the meeting at the railway train.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
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