noun
1. the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
• Hyponyms: ↑branch line, ↑spur track, ↑spur, ↑trunk line, ↑trunk route
• Part Meronyms: ↑railroad bed, ↑railroad track, ↑railroad, ↑railway
2. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
• Syn: ↑railway, ↑railroad, ↑railroad line, ↑railway system
• Hypernyms: ↑line
• Hyponyms:
↑cable railway, ↑funicular, ↑funicular railway, ↑cog railway, ↑rack railway, ↑elevated railway, ↑elevated railroad, ↑elevated, ↑el, ↑overhead railway, ↑metro, ↑tube, ↑underground, ↑subway system, ↑subway, ↑monorail, ↑rail, ↑scenic railway
Useful english dictionary. 2012.