railroad

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight (Freq. 13)
• Syn:
railway, railroad line, railway line, railway system
• Hypernyms:
line
• Hyponyms:
cable railway, funicular, funicular railway, cog railway, rack railway,
elevated railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead railway, metro,
metro, underground, subway system, subway, monorail,
rail, scenic railway
2. a line of track providing a runway for wheels
- he walked along the railroad track
• Syn:
railroad track, railway
• Hypernyms:
track
• Hyponyms:
broad gauge, gantlet, narrow gauge, siding, railroad siding,
turnout, sidetrack, standard gauge, switch
• Part Holonyms:
line, railway line, rail line
• Part Meronyms:
tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper, track,
rail, rails, runway

II - verb

1. compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
- They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone
• Syn:
dragoon, sandbag
• Hypernyms:
coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
2. supply with railroad lines
- railroad the West
• Derivationally related forms:
railroading
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. transport by railroad
• Derivationally related forms:
railroading
• Hypernyms:
transport, send, ship
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  railroad track, railway, railroad line, railway line, railway system, dragoon, sandbag