Definition of railways Railways

/ɹejˈlwejˌz/ - [reylweyz] -

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What does railways mean?

Wiktionary

railways (Noun)
Plural of railway.

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railways, noun, plural of railway.

WordNet

Noun Plural: railways
railway - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
		railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system
		line acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
		cable railway, funicular, funicular railway a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
		cog railway, rack railway railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
		elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway, el a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
		metro, subway system, subway, underground, tube an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"
		monorail a railway having a single track
		rail any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
railway - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"
		railroad track, railroad
		track the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
		rail line, railway line, line acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
		broad gauge a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches
		gantlet 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
		narrow gauge a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches
		railroad siding, sidetrack, siding, turnout a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
		standard gauge railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches
		switch the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
		crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper, tie an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"

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Wiktionary

railway (Noun)
A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles may travel.
railway (Noun)
A transport system using these rails used to move passengers or goods.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

railway (n.)
A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure.
railway (n.)
The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and constituting one property; as, a certain railroad has been put into the hands of a receiver.