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Railway ˈreɪlweɪ Noun Bre Construction Disused Father Worked
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railway |
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BrE / ˈreɪlweɪ / NAmE / ˈreɪlweɪ / |
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- the railway is still under construction.
- a disused railway
- her father worked on the railways.
- a railway station/worker/company
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railway(noun)BrE / ˈreɪlweɪ / NAmE / ˈreɪlweɪ / - a track with rails on which trains run
- The railway is still under construction.
- a disused railway
- a system of tracks, together with the trains that run on them, and the organization and people needed to operate them
- Her father worked on the railways.
- a railway station/worker/company
- the Midland Railway
- a model railway
Extra Examples- A miniature railway runs around the park.
- He created a model railway in his basement.
- He is a lifelong railway enthusiast.
- He works on the railways.
- Such speed of travel was unimaginable before the railway age.
- The railways carry millions of tons of freight every year.
- They are doing maintenance work on the railway.
- Tourists can take the funicular railway to the top of the mountain.
- the pleasures of railway travel
- the railway between Funchal and Monte
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