railway B1 Topic:Transportation US /ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #6333 Meanings 1 noun A system of tracks that trains travel on, used to carry people and goods. A new railway will connect the two cities next year. 2 noun The track that trains run along. Never walk across the railway; it is extremely dangerous. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a system of tracks that... railrailroad 2 noun · the track that trains run... railway tracktrain track More rwyry Word family Forms railways Derived forms antirailwayinterrailwaynon-railwaynonrailwayparkwayprerailwayrailwayacrailwayanarailwaydomrailwayishrailwayistrailwayless Related forms monorailrailbuffrailfanstreetcarsubwaytrackwaytraintramway Appears in Phrases (1) See all scenic railway a small railway attraction in an amusement park Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From rail + way. Topics Transportation External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # railway **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 6333 ## Meanings 1. A system of tracks that trains travel on, used to carry people and goods. 2. The track that trains run along. ## Examples - A new railway will connect the two cities next year. - Never walk across the railway; it is extremely dangerous. ## Synonyms - rwy - ry ## Derived Forms - antirailway - interrailway - non-railway - nonrailway - parkway - prerailway - railwayac - railwayana - railwaydom - railwayish - railwayist - railwayless ## Related Forms - monorail - railbuff - railfan - streetcar - subway - trackway - train - tramway ## Etymology From rail + way. ## AI Etymology Railway comes from rail + way. Modern senses include a system of tracks that trains travel on, used to carry people and goods. and the track that trains run along.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antirailway, interrailway, non-railway, nonrailway, parkway, and prerailway and related forms such as monorail, railbuff, railfan, and streetcar. ## Topics - Transportation markdown