Railway

//ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ//

Synonyms for "railway" (61 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (13)

Strong matches (18)

Noun(2 words)
railrail line

Related words (30)

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8 relation types

More general

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Synonyms

2 entries

Related terms

10 entries

derived

55 entries

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derived from

2 entries

has context

2 entries

is a

1 entries

related to

10 entries

Translations

272 translations across 113 languages.

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Abkhaz

2 entries
  • аиҳаамҩа noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • аиҳаамҩа noun (transport system using these rails)

Afrikaans

1 entries
  • spoorweg noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Albanian

1 entries
  • hekurudhë noun (transport system using these rails)

Arabic

4 entries
  • سكة حديد noun (transport system using these rails)
  • سِكَّة الْحَدِيد noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • سِكَّة حَدِيد noun (transport system using these rails)
  • سِكَّة حَدِيدِيَّة noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Armenian

2 entries
  • երկաթուղի noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • երկաթուղի noun (transport system using these rails)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • dəmir yolu noun (transport system using these rails)
  • dəmiryol noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Basque

1 entries
  • burdinbide noun (transport system using these rails)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • жале́зная даро́га noun (transport system using these rails)
  • каляя́ noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • чыгу́начны пуць noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • чыгу́нка noun (transport system using these rails)

Bengali

1 entries
  • রেলপথ noun (transport system using these rails)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • желе́зница noun (transport system using these rails)
  • железопъ́тна ли́ния noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • ре́лсов път noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Burmese

2 entries
  • မီးရထား noun (transport system using these rails)
  • သံလမ်း noun (transport system using these rails)

Catalan

1 entries
  • ferrocarril noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Chechen

1 entries
  • эчиг некъ noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᏅᏃᎯ noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Chinese

3 entries
  • 鐵枝路 /铁枝路 noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • 鐵枝路 /铁枝路 noun (transport system using these rails)
  • 鐵道 /铁道 noun (transport system using these rails)

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries
  • 火車路 /火车路 noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • 火車路 /火车路 noun (transport system using these rails)
  • 鐵路 /铁路 noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • 鐵路 /铁路 noun (transport system using these rails)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 火車道 /火车道 noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • 火車道 /火车道 noun (transport system using these rails)
  • 鐵路 /铁路 noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • 鐵路 /铁路 noun (transport system using these rails)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries
  • demiryol noun (transport system using these rails)

Czech

4 entries
  • kolej noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • trať noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • železnice noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • železnice noun (transport system using these rails)

Danish

2 entries
  • jernbane noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • jernbane noun (transport system using these rails)

Dari

2 entries
  • رَاهآهَن noun (transport system using these rails)
  • رِیل noun (transport system using these rails)

Dutch

4 entries
  • ijzerbaan noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • ijzerenweg noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • spoorweg noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • spoorwegen noun (transport system using these rails)

Eastern Mari

1 entries
  • кӱртньыгорно noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Eastern Min Chinese

2 entries
  • 鐵墿 /铁𰉣 noun (transport system using these rails)
  • 鐵路 /铁路 noun (transport system using these rails)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • fervojo noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • fervojo noun (transport system using these rails)

Estonian

2 entries
  • raudtee noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • raudtee noun (transport system using these rails)

Farefare

2 entries
  • zirgabãŋa noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • zirgabãŋa noun (transport system using these rails)

Faroese

1 entries
  • jarnbreyt noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Finnish

4 entries
  • junarata noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • rata noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • rautatie noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • rautatie noun (transport system using these rails)

French

4 entries
  • chemin de fer noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • chemin de fer noun (transport system using these rails)
  • réseau ferroviaire noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • voie ferrée noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Galician

3 entries
  • camiño de ferro noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • ferrocarril noun (transport system using these rails)
  • vía férrea noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Gan Chinese

1 entries
  • 鐵路 /铁路 noun (transport system using these rails)

Georgian

2 entries
  • ლიანდაგი noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • რკინიგზა noun (transport system using these rails)

German

4 entries
  • Bahn noun (transport system using these rails)
  • Eisenbahn noun (transport system using these rails)
  • Eisenbahnlinie noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • Gleis noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Greek

2 entries
  • σιδηρόδρομος noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • σιδηρόδρομος noun (transport system using these rails)

Hakka Chinese

4 entries
  • 火車路 /火车路 noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • 火車路 /火车路 noun (transport system using these rails)
  • 鐵路 /铁路 noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • 鐵路 /铁路 noun (transport system using these rails)

Hawaiian

2 entries
  • alahao noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • alahao noun (transport system using these rails)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • מְסִלַּת בַּרְזֶל noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • מְסִלַּת בַּרְזֶל noun (transport system using these rails)
  • מסילת רכבת noun (transport system using these rails)

Hindi

1 entries
  • रेलवे noun (transport system using these rails)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • sín noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • vasút noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • vasút noun (transport system using these rails)
  • vasútvonal noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • járnbani noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • járnbraut noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • járnbraut noun (transport system using these rails)
  • járngata noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • jalan rel noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • jalur kereta api noun (transport system using these rails)
  • perkeretaapian noun (transport system using these rails)
  • rel noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • rautatee noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • rautatee noun (transport system using these rails)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • ferrovia noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Iranian Persian

1 entries
  • راهآهَن noun (transport system using these rails)

Irish

3 entries
  • bóthar iarainn noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • iarnród noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • iarnród noun (transport system using these rails)

Italian

4 entries
  • binario noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • ferrovia noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • ferrovia noun (transport system using these rails)
  • rotaia noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 線路 noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • 鉄道 noun (transport system using these rails)

Javanese

1 entries
  • sepur noun (transport system using these rails)

Jin Chinese

2 entries
  • 鐵路 /铁路 noun (transport system using these rails)
  • 鐵道 /铁道 noun (transport system using these rails)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • темір жол noun (transport system using these rails)

Khmer

3 entries
  • ផ្លូវដែក noun (transport system using these rails)
  • អយបថ noun (transport system using these rails)
  • អយស្ម័យយាន noun (transport system using these rails)

Korean

3 entries
  • 선로 noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • 철도 noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • 철도 noun (transport system using these rails)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • темир жол noun (transport system using these rails)

Lao

2 entries
  • ທາງລົດໄຟ noun (transport system using these rails)
  • ລົດໄຟ noun (transport system using these rails)

Latin

1 entries
  • ferrivia noun (transport system using these rails)

Latvian

2 entries
  • dzelzceļš noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • dzelzceļš noun (transport system using these rails)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • geležinkelis noun (transport system using these rails)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • zeleznica noun (transport system using these rails)

Lower Tanana

1 entries
  • noghelbedhi tene noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • Eisebunn noun (transport system using these rails)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • желе́зница noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • желе́зница noun (transport system using these rails)
  • пру́га noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Malay

2 entries
  • jalur kereta api noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • jalur kereta api noun (transport system using these rails)

Manchu

2 entries
  • ᠰᡝᠯᡝᡳ ᠵᡠᡤᡡᠨ noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • ᠰᡝᠯᡝᡳ ᠵᡠᡤᡡᠨ noun (transport system using these rails)

Maranao

1 entries
  • rilis noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Mongolian

3 entries
  • төмөр зам noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • төмөр зам noun (transport system using these rails)
  • ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠷ ᠵᠠᠮ noun (transport system using these rails)

Māori

3 entries
  • ara rerewē noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • rerewē noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • rerewē noun (transport system using these rails)

Navajo

4 entries
  • béésh bitiin noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • béésh bitiin noun (transport system using these rails)
  • béésh ńtʼiʼ noun (transport system using these rails)
  • kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii bitiin noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Norman

2 entries
  • c'mîn d'fé noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • c'mîn d'fé noun (transport system using these rails)

North Frisian

1 entries
  • Iirsenbaan noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • rêasin noun (transport system using these rails)

Northern Min Chinese

4 entries
  • 火車墿 /火车𰉣 noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • 火車墿 /火车𰉣 noun (transport system using these rails)
  • 鐵墿 /铁𰉣 noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • 鐵墿 /铁𰉣 noun (transport system using these rails)

Northern Sami

3 entries
  • ruovdegeaidnu noun (transport system using these rails)
  • ruovdeluodda noun (transport system using these rails)
  • ruovdemáđii noun (transport system using these rails)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • jernbane noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • jernbane noun (transport system using these rails)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • jarnbane noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • jarnbane noun (transport system using these rails)
  • jernbane noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • jernbane noun (transport system using these rails)

Ossetian

1 entries
  • ӕфсӕнвӕндаг noun (transport system using these rails)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • دمیر یولی noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • شمندوفر noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries
  • желєзнїца noun (transport system using these rails)

Pashto

2 entries
  • اوسپنليکه noun (transport system using these rails)
  • خط آهن noun (transport system using these rails)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • Bon noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • Iesabon noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Polish

4 entries
  • kolej noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • kolej noun (transport system using these rails)
  • kolej żelazna noun (transport system using these rails)
  • linia kolejowa noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • caminho de ferro noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • estrada de ferro noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • ferrovia noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • ferrovia noun (transport system using these rails)

Romanian

3 entries
  • cale ferată noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • căi ferate noun (transport system using these rails)
  • rețea feroviară noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Russian

4 entries
  • желе́зная доро́га noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • желе́зная доро́га noun (transport system using these rails)
  • железнодоро́жный путь noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • колея́ noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • rathad-iarainn noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • rèile noun (transport system using these rails)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • pruga noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • žèleznica noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • žèleznica noun (transport system using these rails)
  • žèljeznica noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Slovak

4 entries
  • koľaj noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • trať noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • železnica noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • železnica noun (transport system using these rails)

Slovene

1 entries
  • železniško noun (transport system using these rails)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • темир јол noun (transport system using these rails)

Spanish

4 entries
  • carril ferrovial noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • carril ferroviario noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • ferrocarril noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • ferrocarril noun (transport system using these rails)

Sranan Tongo

2 entries
  • lokopasi noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • lokopasi noun (transport system using these rails)

Swedish

4 entries
  • järnväg noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • järnväg noun (transport system using these rails)
  • järnvägsspår noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • räls noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • daang-bakal noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • daang-bakal noun (transport system using these rails)
  • perokaril noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Tajik

2 entries
  • роҳ оҳан noun (transport system using these rails)
  • роҳи оҳан noun (transport system using these rails)

Tatar

1 entries
  • тимер юл noun (transport system using these rails)

Telugu

1 entries
  • రైల్వే noun (transport system using these rails)

Thai

2 entries
  • การรถไฟ noun (transport system using these rails)
  • รถไฟ noun (transport system using these rails)

Tibetan

2 entries
  • ལྕགས་ལམ noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • ལྕགས་ལམ noun (transport system using these rails)

Turkish

4 entries
  • demir yolu noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • demir yolu noun (transport system using these rails)
  • şimendifer noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • şimendifer noun (transport system using these rails)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • demir ýoly noun (transport system using these rails)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • залізни́ця noun (transport system using these rails)
  • залізни́чна ко́лія noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • ко́лія noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Urdu

3 entries
  • راہ آہَن noun (transport system using these rails)
  • راہِ آہَن noun (transport system using these rails)
  • ریلْوے noun (transport system using these rails)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • تۆمۈر يول noun (transport system using these rails)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • temir yoʻl noun (transport system using these rails)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • đường ray noun (transport system using these rails)
  • đường sắt noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • đường sắt noun (transport system using these rails)

Vilamovian

1 entries
  • ban noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Volapük

2 entries
  • ferodarutaveg noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • trenaveg noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Welsh

2 entries
  • rheilffordd noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • rheilffordd noun (transport system using these rails)

West-Frisian

2 entries
  • spoarwei noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • spoarwei noun (transport system using these rails)

Wu Chinese

2 entries
  • 鐵路 /铁路 noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • 鐵路 /铁路 noun (transport system using these rails)

Yakut

1 entries
  • тимир суол noun (transport system using these rails)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אײַזנבאַן noun (transport system using these rails)

Yoruba

3 entries
  • rélùwéè noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)
  • rélùwéè noun (transport system using these rails)
  • ọ̀nà ojú irin noun (track, consisting of parallel rails)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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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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