railroad

Meaning

Noun

1. (Philippines, US) A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
2. (US) The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
3. (US) A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assets
4. (figuratively) A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.

Verb

1. (transitive) To transport via railroad.
2. (intransitive) To operate a railroad.
3. (intransitive) To work for a railroad.
4. (intransitive) To travel by railroad.
5. (intransitive) To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
6. (transitive) To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.
7. (transitive) To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.
8. (transitive) To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.
9. To force players to follow the dungeon master's planned plot rather than improvise an alternative story.
10. To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.

Synonyms

railway

rail

railway line

train

🚋

railway

railroad track

hasten

hustle

dragoon

railway system

rush

sandbag

railroad line

hie

dispatch

railway track

🛤️

train track

tread road

hurry

despatch

monorail

🚝

precipitate

expedite

compel

Translations

ferrovia

chemin de fer

Eisenbahn

spoorweg

ferrocarril

σιδηρόδρομος

voie ferrée

spoor

ferrovia

caminho de ferro

binario

estrada de ferro

ferrocarril

caminhos de ferro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹeɪlɹoʊd/

Etymology

From rail + road.

Sentences

It was likely named for a railroad official .

The bank prospered with help from the railroad .