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/ˈɹeɪlɹoʊd/ · noun
(chiefly US, Philippines) A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on..
Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land or water roads.
Railroads can only compete fully if their tracks are technically compatible with and linked to each other.
The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed.
Gregory Scroggins, a PWA [person with AIDS] in Georgia who was found guilty of assault with intent to commit murder for biting a cop during arrest. It took only three days in October of 1989 to charge, try, convict and sentence Scroggins, who is now serving a 10-year sentence and has been denied bail (and medical treatment) pending appeal. […] Judy Siff of ACT/UP/Atlanta told GCN that Scroggins' case was a "railroad" of unbelievable proportions.
The Thatcherite experiment proved the private sector can railroad as inefficiently as a state monopoly.
She used to railroad for the Southern Pacific.
The majority railroaded the bill through parliament, without the customary expert studies which would delay it till after the elections.
Sebastian Riedel lodged a complaint with TPF board, which he says was railroaded by a board member—therefore, Riedel quit.
Use railroad when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Railroad means (chiefly US, Philippines) A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on..
Common synonyms include railway, dragoon, railway line, railroad line.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land or water roads.
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