railway

B1 Topic:Transportation

US /ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/ See IPA manual

noun 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.

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1 noun · a system of tracks that... rail railroad

2 noun · the track that trains run... railway tracktrain track

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Forms railways

Derived forms antirailwayinterrailwaynon-railwaynonrailwayparkwayprerailwayrailwayacrailwayanarailwaydomrailwayishrailwayistrailwayless

Related forms monorailrailbuffrailfanstreetcar subwaytrackwaytrain tramway

Etymology

From rail + way.

Topics

Transportation

# 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

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