railroad track
English Thesaurus
1. a line of track providing a runway for wheels (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | track, |
| definition | : | a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | broad gauge, |
| definition | : | a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gantlet, |
| definition | : | the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | narrow gauge, |
| definition | : | a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | standard gauge, |
| definition | : | railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | switch, |
| definition | : | railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | rail, rails, runway, track, |
| definition | : | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | railroad, |
| definition | : | transport by railroad (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | railroad, |
| definition | : | supply with railroad lines (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | railroad, |
| definition | : | transport by railroad (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | railroad, |
| definition | : | supply with railroad lines (verb.possession) |
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