railway

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈreɪlweɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈreɪlˌweɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rāl′wā′)

Collocations for "railway"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "railway" in context.

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railway

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n as adj
  1. the [wheels, train] came off the railway tracks
  2. [a high-speed, an express, an intercity] railway line
  3. a [city, central, suburban] railway station
  4. the [state, regional, national] railway operator
  5. [long, short] railway journeys
  6. UK: [a full, an empty] railway carriage
  7. is a railway [inspector, technician, engineer]
  8. disabled railway access
  9. [walk, drive] over the railway bridge
  10. stop at a railway crossing
n
  1. [lay, check, inspect, install, fix, repair] the railway
  2. take the railway [downtown, into town]
  3. [leaves, squirrels, snow] on the railway
  4. [leaves] blocking the railways
  5. the transport of [freight, goods, cars] by railway
  6. the railway heading [south, north, east, west]
  7. a railway linking the [two cities, airport and downtown]
'railway' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alignment - ballast - barrier - circuit breaker - crossing - depot - junction - model - network - repair - siding - speed - station - terminal - track

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