Dictionary

railway en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈɹæɪlˌweɪ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
[ˈræu̯ˌwɛj] (England, dialectal)
/ˈɾeilˌwei/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
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/ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
(Southern-England) audio
/ˈɹælˌweɪ/ (England, dialectal)
/ˈɾelˌwe/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From rail + way.

Meanings

(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
- That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter II, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
(Commonwealth, Ireland, Philippines, UK) A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.
- His interest in railways is not the quality that marks Pearson out. Everyone was interested in railways. Over a thousand miles of them opened between 1837 and 1845, most of what would become the national network. [...] You needed an Act of Parliament to build a railway; but that wasn't very hard to obtain if you could give the appearance of adequately funded competence. 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, pages 14–15:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
railways	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

permanent way · right of way · tramway · train · subway · railfan · monorail · trackway · streetcar · railbuff

Synonyms

railway track (track) · rail track (track) · railroad track (track) · railtrack (track) · Ry · railroad (system) · railline (track) · RY · railroad line (track) · train track (track) · rwy · ry · railway line (track) · rail line (track) · rails (track) · rail (system)

Translations (277)

bo ལྕགས་ལམ (transport system using these rails) · ru желе́зная доро́га (transport system using these rails) · cs kolej (track, consisting of parallel rails) · be каляя́ (track, consisting of parallel rails) · pt estrada de ferro (track, consisting of parallel rails) · th รถไฟ (transport system using these rails) · cmn 鐵道 /铁道 (transport system using these rails) · cjy 鐵路 /铁路 (transport system using these rails) · nb jernbane (track, consisting of parallel rails) · cmn 鐵路 /铁路 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sh pruga (track, consisting of parallel rails) · cdo 鐵路 /铁路 (transport system using these rails) · wym ban (track, consisting of parallel rails) · mrw rilis (track, consisting of parallel rails) · ru желе́зная доро́га (track, consisting of parallel rails) · ka რკინიგზა (transport system using these rails) · it rotaia (track, consisting of parallel rails) · fr voie ferrée (track, consisting of parallel rails) · fi rata (track, consisting of parallel rails) · nl spoorwegen (transport system using these rails) · uk ко́лія (track, consisting of parallel rails) · fi rautatie (transport system using these rails) · mnp 鐵墿 /铁𰉣 (transport system using these rails) · prs رِیل (transport system using these rails) · sq hekurudhë (transport system using these rails) · my မီးရထား (transport system using these rails) · fi junarata (track, consisting of parallel rails) · is járnbani (track, consisting of parallel rails) · pl kolej żelazna (transport system using these rails) · ky темир жол (transport system using these rails) · ur ریلْوے (transport system using these rails) · uk залізни́ця (transport system using these rails) · la ferrivia (transport system using these rails) · it binario (track, consisting of parallel rails) · uz temir yoʻl (transport system using these rails) · vo trenaveg (track, consisting of parallel rails) · nn jarnbane (transport system using these rails) · is járnbraut (track, consisting of parallel rails) · ro cale ferată (track, consisting of parallel rails) · gan 鐵路 /铁路 (transport system using these rails) · ar سِكَّة حَدِيدِيَّة (track, consisting of parallel rails) · te రైల్వే (transport system using these rails) · haw alahao (transport system using these rails) · gd rèile (transport system using these rails) · mnp 火車墿 /火车𰉣 (transport system using these rails) · tr demir yolu (transport system using these rails) · hu vasútvonal (track, consisting of parallel rails) · pl kolej (track, consisting of parallel rails) · km អយបថ (transport system using these rails) · aht cʼetsiy tene (track, consisting of parallel rails) · nn jarnbane (track, consisting of parallel rails) · gl vía férrea (track, consisting of parallel rails) · es carril ferroviario (track, consisting of parallel rails) · mk желе́зница (transport system using these rails) · th การรถไฟ (transport system using these rails) · hy երկաթուղի (track, consisting of parallel rails) · lt geležinkelis (transport system using these rails) · lo ລົດໄຟ (transport system using these rails) · nl ijzerenweg (track, consisting of parallel rails) · mk пру́га (track, consisting of parallel rails) · vo ferodarutaveg (track, consisting of parallel rails) · ar سِكَّة الْحَدِيد (track, consisting of parallel rails) · eu trenbide (track, consisting of parallel rails) · ota دمیر یولی (track, consisting of parallel rails) · nb jernbane (transport system using these rails) · yo ọ̀nà ojú irin (track, consisting of parallel rails) · my သံလမ်း (transport system using these rails) · ro căi ferate (transport system using these rails) · sv järnväg (track, consisting of parallel rails) · el σιδηρόδρομος (transport system using these rails) · ia ferrovia (track, consisting of parallel rails) · nl ijzerbaan (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sah тимир суол (transport system using these rails) · gl camiño de ferro (track, consisting of parallel rails) · cs trať (track, consisting of parallel rails) · nv béésh ńtʼiʼ (transport system using these rails) · tl perokaril (track, consisting of parallel rails) · ko 선로 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sv järnväg (transport system using these rails) · fi rautatiet (transport system using these rails) · ko 철도 (transport system using these rails) · km អយស្ម័យយាន (transport system using these rails) · be чыгу́нка (transport system using these rails) · ja 鉄道 (transport system using these rails) · ab аиҳаамҩа (track, consisting of parallel rails) · es ferrocarril (track, consisting of parallel rails) · eo fervojo (transport system using these rails) · et raudtee (track, consisting of parallel rails) · ja 線路 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sh жѐлезница (transport system using these rails) · bg ре́лсов път (track, consisting of parallel rails) · de Gleis (track, consisting of parallel rails) · ab аиҳаамҩа (transport system using these rails) · ms jalur kereta api (transport system using these rails) · mhr кӱртньыгорно (track, consisting of parallel rails) · cmn 火車道 /火车道 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · et raudtee (transport system using these rails) · mnp 鐵墿 /铁𰉣 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · fy spoarwei (transport system using these rails) · se ruovdemáđii (transport system using these rails) · tt тимер юл (transport system using these rails) · cmn 火車道 /火车道 (transport system using these rails) · tr şimendifer (track, consisting of parallel rails) · it strada ferrata (track, consisting of parallel rails) · yue 鐵路 /铁路 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · de Eisenbahn (transport system using these rails) · fy spoarwei (track, consisting of parallel rails) · is járnbraut (transport system using these rails) · nrf c'mîn d'fé (track, consisting of parallel rails) · eo fervojo (track, consisting of parallel rails) · id rel (track, consisting of parallel rails) · vi đường ray (transport system using these rails) · srn lokopasi (transport system using these rails) · ps اوسپنليکه (transport system using these rails) · cy rheilffordd (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sk trať (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sh žèljeznica (transport system using these rails) · kk темір жол (transport system using these rails) · pt ferrovia (transport system using these rails) · nrf c'mîn d'fé (transport system using these rails) · km ផ្លូវដែក (transport system using these rails) · kmr rêasin (transport system using these rails) · nv kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii bitiin (track, consisting of parallel rails) · da jernbane (track, consisting of parallel rails) · es línea férrea (track, consisting of parallel rails) · cjy 鐵道 /铁道 (transport system using these rails) · ca ferrocarril (track, consisting of parallel rails) · mn ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠷ ᠵᠠᠮ (transport system using these rails) · cdo 鐵墿 /铁𰉣 (transport system using these rails) · wuu 鐵路 /铁路 (transport system using these rails) · he מסילת רכבת (transport system using these rails) · ga iarnród (track, consisting of parallel rails) · alt темир јол (transport system using these rails) · tg роҳ оҳан (transport system using these rails) · hu vasút (track, consisting of parallel rails) · de Eisenbahnlinie (track, consisting of parallel rails) · hy երկաթուղի (transport system using these rails) · az dəmir yolu (transport system using these rails) · dsb zeleznica (transport system using these rails) · af spoorweg (track, consisting of parallel rails) · nan-hbl 鐵枝路 /铁枝路 (transport system using these rails) · cs železnice (track, consisting of parallel rails) · jv sepur (transport system using these rails) · sh жѐљезница (transport system using these rails) · gl ferrocarril (transport system using these rails) · os ӕфсӕнвӕндаг (transport system using these rails) · nn jernbane (track, consisting of parallel rails) · yue 鐵路 /铁路 (transport system using these rails) · uk залізни́чна ко́лія (track, consisting of parallel rails) · nv béésh bitiin (track, consisting of parallel rails) · prs رَاهآهَن (transport system using these rails) · el σιδηρόδρομος (track, consisting of parallel rails) · hak 火車路 /火车路 (transport system using these rails) · ru железнодоро́жный путь (track, consisting of parallel rails) · srn lokopasi (track, consisting of parallel rails) · gur zirgabãŋa (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sl železniško (transport system using these rails) · id perkeretaapian (transport system using these rails) · lo ທາງລົດໄຟ (transport system using these rails) · lv dzelzceļš (track, consisting of parallel rails) · tg роҳи оҳан (transport system using these rails) · ka ლიანდაგი (track, consisting of parallel rails) · cs železnice (transport system using these rails) · es ferrocarril (transport system using these rails) · hak 火車路 /火车路 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · hi रेलवे (transport system using these rails) · bn রেলপথ (transport system using these rails) · ce эчиг некъ (track, consisting of parallel rails) · cmn 鐵道 /铁道 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sh žèleznica (track, consisting of parallel rails) · pdt Iesabon (track, consisting of parallel rails) · yue 火車路 /火车路 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · nv béésh bitiin (transport system using these rails) · mn төмөр зам (transport system using these rails) · sk železničná trať (transport system using these rails) · gur zirgabãŋa (transport system using these rails) · arz سكة حديد (transport system using these rails) · lb Eisebunn (transport system using these rails) · gd rathad-iarainn (track, consisting of parallel rails) · taa noghelbedhi tene (track, consisting of parallel rails) · vi đường sắt (track, consisting of parallel rails) · yo rélùwéè (transport system using these rails) · be жале́зная даро́га (transport system using these rails) · is lestarspor (track, consisting of parallel rails) · fr chemin de fer (track, consisting of parallel rails) · es ferrovía (transport system using these rails) · pt caminho de ferro (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sk železnica (transport system using these rails) · fr chemin de fer (transport system using these rails) · ko 철도 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · pl linia kolejowa (track, consisting of parallel rails) · he מְסִלַּת בַּרְזֶל (track, consisting of parallel rails) · frr Iirsenbaan (track, consisting of parallel rails) · hu vasút (transport system using these rails) · nan-hbl 鐵枝路 /铁枝路 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · yi אײַזנבאַן (transport system using these rails) · id rel kereta (track, consisting of parallel rails) · es vía férrea (track, consisting of parallel rails) · he מְסִלַּת בַּרְזֶל (transport system using these rails) · ota شمندوفر (track, consisting of parallel rails) · eu burdinbide (transport system using these rails) · ro rețea feroviară (track, consisting of parallel rails) · es ferrovía (track, consisting of parallel rails) · bg желе́зница (transport system using these rails) · pl kolej (transport system using these rails) · ug تۆمۈر يول (transport system using these rails) · lv dzelzceļš (transport system using these rails) · ar سِكَّة حَدِيد (transport system using these rails) · ur راہ آہَن (transport system using these rails) · mi rerewē (transport system using these rails) · it ferrovia (track, consisting of parallel rails) · yo rélùwéè (track, consisting of parallel rails) · es carril ferrovial (track, consisting of parallel rails) · cy rheilffordd (transport system using these rails) · se ruovdeluodda (transport system using these rails) · pt ferrovia (track, consisting of parallel rails) · id jalur kereta api (transport system using these rails) · sh жѐљезница (track, consisting of parallel rails) · wuu 鐵路 /铁路 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · fi rautatie (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sh жѐлезница (track, consisting of parallel rails) · haw alahao (track, consisting of parallel rails) · be чыгу́начны пуць (track, consisting of parallel rails) · nl spoorweg (track, consisting of parallel rails) · mi rerewē (track, consisting of parallel rails) · nn jernbane (transport system using these rails) · ar سِكَّة حَدِيدِيَّة (transport system using these rails) · nan-hbl 鐵道 /铁道 (transport system using these rails) · mn төмөр зам (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sv räls (track, consisting of parallel rails) · udm чугун сюрес (transport system using these rails) · rsk желєзнїца (transport system using these rails) · vi đường sắt (transport system using these rails) · hak 鐵路 /铁路 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · tl daang-bakal (transport system using these rails) · tr demir yolu (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sk koľaj (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sh žèljeznica (track, consisting of parallel rails) · mi ara rerewē (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sh žèleznica (transport system using these rails) · hu sín (track, consisting of parallel rails) · id jalan rel (track, consisting of parallel rails) · ga bóthar iarainn (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sk železnica (track, consisting of parallel rails) · cmn 鐵路 /铁路 (transport system using these rails) · chr ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᏅᏃᎯ (track, consisting of parallel rails) · de Bahn (transport system using these rails) · ms jalur kereta api (track, consisting of parallel rails) · is járngata (track, consisting of parallel rails) · fo jarnbreyt (track, consisting of parallel rails) · mnc ᠰᡝᠯᡝᡳ ᠵᡠᡤᡡᠨ (track, consisting of parallel rails) · tr şimendifer (transport system using these rails) · az dəmiryol (track, consisting of parallel rails) · bo ལྕགས་ལམ (track, consisting of parallel rails) · ps خط آهن (transport system using these rails) · it ferrovia (transport system using these rails) · fr réseau ferroviaire (track, consisting of parallel rails) · izh rautatee (track, consisting of parallel rails) · crh demiryol (transport system using these rails) · se ruovdegeaidnu (transport system using these rails) · mnc ᠰᡝᠯᡝᡳ ᠵᡠᡤᡡᠨ (transport system using these rails) · mk желе́зница (track, consisting of parallel rails) · izh rautatee (transport system using these rails) · fa-ira راهآهَن (transport system using these rails) · tl daang-bakal (track, consisting of parallel rails) · sv järnvägsspår (track, consisting of parallel rails) · bg железопъ́тна ли́ния (track, consisting of parallel rails) · hak 鐵路 /铁路 (transport system using these rails) · ru колея́ (track, consisting of parallel rails) · tk demir ýoly (transport system using these rails) · ur راہِ آہَن (transport system using these rails) · yue 火車路 /火车路 (transport system using these rails) · ga iarnród (transport system using these rails) · pt via-férrea (track, consisting of parallel rails) · mnp 火車墿 /火车𰉣 (track, consisting of parallel rails) · pdt Bon (track, consisting of parallel rails) · da jernbane (transport system using these rails)