: a permanent road having a line of rails fixed to ties and laid on a roadbed and providing a track for cars or equipment drawn by locomotives or propelled by self-contained motors
also
: such a road and its assets constituting a single property
railroaded; railroading; railroads
1
a
: to convict with undue haste and by means of false charges or insufficient evidence
b
: to push through hastily or without due consideration
2
: to transport by railroad
: to work for a railroad company
railroader
noun
Synonyms
Examples of railroad in a Sentence
Noun
that railroad hasn't been used for passenger trains for decades
Verb
a controversial law that is being railroaded through Congress
a bill that was railroaded into law
They claim she was railroaded.
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
According to The Associated Press, the tradition of early voting in the town was introduced to accommodate railroad workers who did not have time to vote in the normal working day.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
Seeking a new contract from Class I railroads Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the union alleged that workers’ charter rights were violated and that imposing arbitration strips them of their right to collective bargaining.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
Taylor works out of a squat, grayish building on a residential street near the railroad tracks.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
According to The Associated Press, the tradition of early voting in the town was introduced to accommodate railroad workers who did not have time to vote in the normal working day.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
And those who believe Allen has been railroaded while the real killers are at large are angry and in disbelief.
—Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
Seeking a new contract from Class I railroads Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the union alleged that workers’ charter rights were violated and that imposing arbitration strips them of their right to collective bargaining.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railroad. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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railroad
1 of 2 noun
rail·road
ˈrā(ə)l-ˌrōd 
1
: a permanent road that has parallel steel rails which make a track for cars
2
: a railroad together with the lands, buildings, locomotives, cars, and other equipment that belong to it
railroad
2 of 2 verb1
a
: to send by railroad
b
: to work on a railroad
2
a
: to push (as a bill) through a legislature in a rush
b
: to convict and send to prison without much evidence or by means of false charges
railroader
noun
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