railroad
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) |
2. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | line, |
| definition | : | a commercial organization serving as a common carrier (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cable railway, funicular, funicular railway, |
| definition | : | a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cog railway, rack railway, |
| definition | : | railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | monorail, |
| definition | : | a railway having a single track (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rail, |
| definition | : | short for railway (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | scenic railway, |
| definition | : | small railway in an amusement park (noun.artifact) |
3. transport by railroad (verb.motion)
4. supply with railroad lines (verb.possession)
5. compel by coercion, threats, or crude means (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze, |
| definition | : | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social) |
6. a line of track providing a runway for wheels (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | railroad, |
| definition | : | transport by railroad (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | railroad, |
| definition | : | supply with railroad lines (verb.possession) |
7. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | railroad, |
| definition | : | transport by railroad (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | railroad, |
| definition | : | supply with railroad lines (verb.possession) |
8. transport by railroad (verb.motion)
9. supply with railroad lines (verb.possession)
10. a line of track providing a runway for wheels (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | railroad, |
| definition | : | transport by railroad (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | railroad, |
| definition | : | supply with railroad lines (verb.possession) |
11. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | railroad, |
| definition | : | transport by railroad (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | railroad, |
| definition | : | supply with railroad lines (verb.possession) |
12. transport by railroad (verb.motion)
13. supply with railroad lines (verb.possession)
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