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railway

noun
railway pronunciation English ˈreɪlweɪ railway pronunciation American ˈreɪlweɪ
(British English) (North American English railroad)
 
1 (British English also railway line) a track with rails on which trains runThe railway is still under construction.a disused railway2 a system of tracks, together with the trains that run on them, and the organization and people needed to operate themHer father worked on the railways.a railway station/worker/companythe Midland Railwaya model railway