Nowadays there are railways all over England.
Source: tatoeba (242464)
Railways
/ˈɹeɪlˌweɪz/
Synonyms for "railways" (13 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
rail networkrail sectorrail system
Strong matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
rail trackrail track systemrail transportrail transport network
Related words (6)
Noun(6 words)
rail transport sectorrailway industryrailway infrastructurerailway networkrailway sectorrailway system
Related word relations
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More general
6 entrieseconomic sectorinfrastructuretransport industrytransport infrastructuretransport sectortransport system
More specific
17 entrieselectric railwayshigh speed railhigh speed railwaysmaintenance depotmaintenance servicesrail transport corridorrailway constructionrailway financerailway linerailway policyrailway regulationrailway trackrolling stock leasingsignal systemstation platformtrain operating companies
Showing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
12 entriesrailway crossingrailway infrastructurerailway linerailway networkrailway stationrailway timetablerailways financerailways modernizationrailways networkrailways policyrailways regulationrailways safety
Derivations
5 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
The red lines on the map represent railways.
Source: tatoeba (277242)
My mother was a Japanese National Railways station attendant from 1971 until 1987.
Source: tatoeba (373225)
In the USA, airplanes have bankrupted the railways; the same will happen with Esperanto and English. People just don't know which one is the railway.
Source: tatoeba (1230809)
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