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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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