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railroad
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural railroads
plural railroads
Learner's definition of RAILROAD
[count] US
1
: a system of tracks on which trains travel铁路轨道 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
- a transcontinental railroad [=(chiefly Brit) railway]贯穿大陆的铁路
- a railroad station火车站
- railroad cars/workers/travel火车车厢；铁路工人；乘火车旅行
2
: a company that owns and operates trains铁路公司
- an employee of the railroad [=(chiefly Brit) railway]铁路公司的雇员
2 railroad /ˈreɪlˌroʊd/ verb
railroads; railroaded; railroading
2 railroad
/ˈreɪlˌroʊd/
verb
railroads; railroaded; railroading
Learner's definition of RAILROAD
[+ object]
1
: to force (something) to be officially approved or accepted without much discussion or thought迫使…草率通过
- a controversial law that is being railroaded through Congress国会不得已正要草草通过的颇具争议的法案
- a bill that was railroaded into law不得已而草率通过立法的提案
2
US : to convict (someone) of a crime unfairly不公正地给…定罪
- They claim she was railroaded.他们声称对她的定罪有失公正。
3
: to force (someone) into doing something quickly or without enough information迫使…仓促行事 — usually + into
- He railroaded her into signing the contract.他迫使她仓促签署了合同。
- She's trying to railroad us into buying the house.她正竭力迫使我们匆匆买下那幢房子。
— railroader
noun, plural railroaders US [count]- He worked as a railroader [=a person who works for a railroad company] all his life.他当了一辈子的铁路工人。
— railroading
noun [noncount]- the history of railroading [=of trains, railroads, the people who work on them, etc.]铁路史
: a permanent road having a line of rails fixed to ties and laid on a roadbed and providing a track for cars or equipment drawn by locomotives or propelled by self-contained motors
also : such a road and its assets constituting a single property
railroaded; railroading; railroads
: to work for a railroad company
railroader noun
Example Sentences
Noun that railroad hasn't been used for passenger trains for decades Verb a controversial law that is being railroaded through Congress a bill that was railroaded into law They claim she was railroaded.
Recent Examples on the Web
David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022 Those restrictions can prompt unions to be more likely to agree to a deal, as railroad unions just did to avert a national strike, and as the UPS aircraft mechanics union did. Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 17 Sep. 2022 There wasn't any railroad in sight, but there was Broadway—the city's main thoroughfare. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022 Like many essential workers, railroad engineers and conductors are burnt out and tired of unfavorable working conditions. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2022 Rail unions and the railroad industry association released statements Thursday welcoming the deal. WIRED, 16 Sep. 2022 On Friday morning, Schertz police said in a Facebook post that the intersection where the accident occurred will be closed for four to seven days because there are currently no railroad crossing arms. Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Sep. 2022 Will other unions seek what the railroad unions are asking for? Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022 The Infrastructure Rebuilding America grant will assist the state DOT to widen 10 miles of I-85 in Gaston County from six to eight lanes, which will include improvements at interchanges, overpasses and railroad bridges. Fox News, 16 Sep. 2022 Dave Michaels, WSJ, 19 July 2022 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her political allies are indefatigable in their attempt to railroad Congress into agreeing to a global tax deal, and their latest argument is that the pact will be good for U.S. competitiveness. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 May 2022 Such are characters that villains tie to railroad tracks in melodramas. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021 Born in July 1917 in Medford, Oregon, Carter was one of two sons born to railroad man Harold Carter and his wife, Mabel. San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2021 The David Harris Memorial Vaccination Clinic offered the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to railroad employees and their families. Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Nov. 2021 For the first time all season, and with star of stage and screen David Duchovny no less, Ji-Yoon successfully fends off a man threatening to railroad her English department. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2021 This one is the story of a giant who got railroaded. Kyle Smith, National Review, 15 Jan. 2020 The American people, through this truncated debate, are being railroaded. NBC News, 31 Oct. 2019 See More
Noun
William Luther, an economist at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business, said new labor deals such as the one cut by the railroad unions may not be enough if inflation stays high. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022 Those restrictions can prompt unions to be more likely to agree to a deal, as railroad unions just did to avert a national strike, and as the UPS aircraft mechanics union did. Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 17 Sep. 2022 There wasn't any railroad in sight, but there was Broadway—the city's main thoroughfare. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022 Like many essential workers, railroad engineers and conductors are burnt out and tired of unfavorable working conditions. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2022 Rail unions and the railroad industry association released statements Thursday welcoming the deal. WIRED, 16 Sep. 2022 On Friday morning, Schertz police said in a Facebook post that the intersection where the accident occurred will be closed for four to seven days because there are currently no railroad crossing arms. Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Sep. 2022 Will other unions seek what the railroad unions are asking for? Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022 The Infrastructure Rebuilding America grant will assist the state DOT to widen 10 miles of I-85 in Gaston County from six to eight lanes, which will include improvements at interchanges, overpasses and railroad bridges. Fox News, 16 Sep. 2022 Verb
Twitter is trying to railroad Mr. Musk to complete the deal while burying the truth over the number of fake and spam accounts, Mr. Rossman said. Dave Michaels, WSJ, 19 July 2022 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her political allies are indefatigable in their attempt to railroad Congress into agreeing to a global tax deal, and their latest argument is that the pact will be good for U.S. competitiveness. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 May 2022 Such are characters that villains tie to railroad tracks in melodramas. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021 Born in July 1917 in Medford, Oregon, Carter was one of two sons born to railroad man Harold Carter and his wife, Mabel. San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2021 The David Harris Memorial Vaccination Clinic offered the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to railroad employees and their families. Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Nov. 2021 For the first time all season, and with star of stage and screen David Duchovny no less, Ji-Yoon successfully fends off a man threatening to railroad her English department. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2021 This one is the story of a giant who got railroaded. Kyle Smith, National Review, 15 Jan. 2020 The American people, through this truncated debate, are being railroaded. NBC News, 31 Oct. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1757, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1829, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of railroad was in 1757 Phrases Containing railroad
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