Railway

/ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/

Synonyms for "railway" (58 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (12)

Noun(1 words)
branchcable railwaycog railwayelelectric railwayelevatedelevated railwayembankmentfeederfeeder linegravity-operated railway

Strong matches (17)

horse railwayjunctionllight railroadlinemain linemetromonorailrack railwayrack-and-pinion railwayrailrail linerailroad
Noun(4 words)
rail linerail networkrail systemrail transport sector

Related words (29)

Noun(8 words)
railroad linerailroad trackrailway industryrailway linerailway routerailway systemrwyry

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

8 entries
industryinfrastructurelineroutetracktransport infrastructuretransport sectortransportation

More specific

9 entries
branch linefreight railwaymainline railwayrailway constructionrailway engineeringrailway maintenancerailway signalingrolling stock leasingtrain operating company

Collocations

7 entries
railway infrastructurerailway linerailway networkrailway policyrailway stationrailway systemrailway timetable

Inflections

3 entries
more railwaymost railwayrailways

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Please tell me which railway line to use from the airport to downtown.

Source: tatoeba (18220)

We were contracted to build a railway.

Source: tatoeba (22806)

London is such a large city that visitors must use buses and the underground railway to get about.

Source: tatoeba (29275)

A piece of railway in use today is therefore the product of a long series of decisions reached at different times for many different reasons.

Source: tatoeba (42022)

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