English Online Dictionary. What means railway? What does railway mean?
English
Etymology
From rail + way.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/
- dialectal IPA(key): /ˈɹælˌweɪ/
- Rhymes: -eɪlweɪ
Noun
railway (plural railways)
- (chiefly UK, Ireland and Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, Philippines and Commonwealth) A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.
Synonyms
- (track): railroad track, railway track, railway line, rails
- (system): (US) railroad, rail
- rwy, RY, Ry., ry (abbreviations)
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɛ.lwɛ/ ~ /ʁe.lwɛ/
Noun
railway m (plural railways)
- (Anglicism) railway
- Synonym: chemin de fer
Further reading
- “railway”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.