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Railroad Noun Bre ˈreɪlrəʊd ˈreɪlroʊd Tracks Town Lot

Word railroad
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈreɪlrəʊd / NAmE / ˈreɪlroʊd /
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  • railroad tracks
  • this town got a lot bigger when the railroad came in the 1860s.
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railroad

(noun)BrE / ˈreɪlrəʊd / NAmE / ˈreɪlroʊd /
  1. a track with rails on which trains run
    • See related entries: Railway tracks and stations
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/railway_tracks_and_stations/railroad
    • railroad tracks
  2. a system of tracks, together with the trains that run on them, and the organization and people needed to operate them
    • This town got a lot bigger when the railroad came in the 1860s.
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