Translations for „railroad“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . railroad N AM

railroad → railway

II . railroad VB trans inf

1. railroad (force):

to railroad sb into doing sth

naciskać na kogoś, aby coś zrobił

2. railroad bill, plan:

railroad

przepchnąć

railroad

przeforsować

See also railway

railway, railroad AM N

1. railway (rail system):

the railway(s)

kolej f

2. railway (track):

railway

linia f kolejowa

railway, railroad AM N

1. railway (rail system):

the railway(s)

kolej f

2. railway (track):

railway

linia f kolejowa

Usage examples with railroad

to railroad sb into doing sth

naciskać na kogoś, aby coś zrobił

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He came to the area in 1867 to contact owners of land and start negotiations for a right-of-way for the railroad.

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An artesian well was drilled by the railroad in 1903 to supply water for the steam engines.

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Federal railroad land grants enriched investors, farmers and railroad workers, and created hundreds of towns and cities.

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This was the growth of a city, not just a railroad town.

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The station and railroad were eventually abandoned when cars became more popular.

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Remnants of logging railroads are still present in the area.

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The initial fire badly burned the two railroad employees present, one of whom later died from his burns.

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Since the station was located next to a railroad track, the construction required special measures to prevent outside noises being heard on the air.

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Most of them went home by 1870 when the railroad was finished thousands stayed on.

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In 2004 the railroad handled 6,000 railroad cars.

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