railway Definition
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railway
noun
- 1. A track or set of tracks for trains to run on, formed by two parallel steel rails fixed to sleepers (see sleeper sense 2).
2. A system of such tracks, plus all the trains, buildings and people required for it to function.
3. A company responsible for operating such a system.
4. A similar set of tracks for a different type of vehicle.
- Example: funicular railway
