noun Download 🔗Share A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on. Examples : "Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land - and/or water roads" vehicle technology industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such roads and usually associated assets Examples : "Railroads can only compete fully if their tracks are technically compatible with and linked to each-other" property asset vehicle industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (upholstery) To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically. Examples : "To make the sofa more modern, the upholsterer decided to railroad the fabric, running its pattern horizontally across the back. " material technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading