as in road
a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation

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Recent Examples of railway Korea concerns Tensions on the peninsula have been rising in recent weeks, with North Korea blowing up connecting railways and roads on its side, after sending trash balloons into South Korea earlier this year. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024 The water has washed away roads and railways, flooding homes and businesses, leaving people standing on car roofs or searching for higher ground in buildings. Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 Last year, the Czech Republic’s railway system was hacked and disrupted. Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024 Deadly tanker accidents are common in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, which lacks an efficient railway system to transport cargo. Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for railway 

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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railway. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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