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RAILROAD TRACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A line of track providing a runway for wheels
Example:
he walked along the railroad track
Synonyms:
railroad; railroad track; railway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("railroad track" is a kind of...):
track (a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels)
Meronyms (parts of "railroad track"):
crosstie; railroad tie; sleeper; tie (one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track)
rail; rails; runway; track (a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "railroad track"):
broad gauge (a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches)
gantlet (the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times)
narrow gauge (a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches)
railroad siding; sidetrack; siding; turnout (a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass)
standard gauge (railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches)
switch (railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock)
Holonyms ("railroad track" is a part of...):
line; rail line; railway line (the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed)
