railroad

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
noun a line of track providing a runway for wheels
verb compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

From rail + road.

Pennsylvania state canals and railroads. — A School History of the United States, John Bach McMaster
Another long railroad trip would anyway. — Torchy and Vee, Sewell Ford
There's a railroad yard on the other side. — Short Stories of Various Types, Unknown

railway, railroad line, railway line, railway system

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