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  • 1railroad through — ˌrailroad ˈthrough [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they railroad through he/she/it railroads through present participle railroading through …

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  • 2railroad through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms railroad through : present tense I/you/we/they railroad through he/she/it railroads through present participle railroading through past tense railroaded through past participle railroaded through informal… …

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  • 3railroad — I n. (esp. AE) 1) to manage, run, operate a railroad 2) a double track; elevated; single track railroad 3) a railroad from; to II v. (colloq.) (d; tr.) ( to force ) to railroad through (to railroad a bill through a legislature) * * * [ reɪlrəʊd]… …

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  • 4railroad — Synonyms and related words: L, accelerate, branch, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, bundle, bustle, cable railway, coerce, cog railway, compel, constitute, crowd, decree, dispatch, dragoon, drive on, el, electric railway, elevated, elevated… …

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  • 5railroad — I UK [ˈreɪlˌrəʊd] / US [ˈreɪlˌroʊd] noun [countable] Word forms railroad : singular railroad plural railroads American 1) railroad or railroad track the metal track that trains travel on 2) [often singular] a railway system a) a railway company… …

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  • 6Railroad electrification in the United States — comprised many different systems in many different geographical areas, few of which were connected. Despite this, there were a small number of common reasons for electrification.Streetcars and interurban systems are not within the scope of this… …

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  • 7Railroad police — is a type of security police responsible for policing railroad (or railway) lines. In the United States and Canada, they are employed by the major Class I railroads, as well as some smaller ones. In other countries, this work is typically done by …

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  • 8Railroad Pass (British Columbia) — Railroad Pass 1385 m (4544 ft), usually known locally as Railway Pass, is a mountain pass in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Traversed by a seasonal dirt road known as the Hurley Main and… …

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  • 9railroad — [rāl′rōd΄] n. 1. a road laid with parallel steel rails along which cars carrying passengers or freight are drawn by locomotives 2. a complete system of such roads, including land, rolling stock, stations, etc. 3. the persons or corporation owning …

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  • 10Railroad — Rail road (r[=a]l r[=o]d ), Railway Rail way (r[=a]l w[=a] ), n. 1. 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 …

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