Railroad Definition
rālrōd
railroaded, railroading, railroads
noun
railroads
A road laid with parallel steel rails along which cars carrying passengers or freight are drawn by locomotives.
Webster's New World
A complete system of such roads, including land, rolling stock, stations, etc.
Webster's New World
The persons or corporation owning and managing such a system.
Webster's New World
(figuratively) A procedure conducted or bullied in haste without due consideration.
The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- railroad line
- railway system
- railway-line
- railway
- railroad-track
- transport
- push
- rush
- metro
- frame
- train
- track
- line
- iron-horse
- el
verb
railroaded, railroading
To transport by railroad.
Webster's New World
To supply (an area) with railroads.
American Heritage
To rush through quickly, esp. so quickly as to prevent careful consideration.
To railroad a bill through Congress.
Webster's New World
To work on a railroad.
Webster's New World
To cause to go to prison on a trumped-up charge or with too hasty a trial.
Webster's New World
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