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I . ˈrail·road N Am

1. railroad:

railroad (train track)
railroad (train track)
railroad (stretch of track)

2. railroad (railway system):

railroad

II . ˈrail·road N modifier Am

railroad (bridge, tunnel):

railroad
[Eisen]bahn-
railroad accident
railroad worker
Bahnarbeiter(in) m (f)

III . ˈrail·road VB trans

railroad public transport, freight transport

Specialized Vocabulary

el·evat·ed ˈrail·road N Am

elevated railroad

ˈrail·road car N Am

ˈrail·road switch N Am

railroad switch
Weiche f

ˈrail·road tie N Am

railroad tie

ˈrail·road track N

railroad track

ˈrail·road train N

railroad train
Zug m

railroad waybill N handel

Specialized Vocabulary

railroad line Am INFRASTR, public transport, freight transport

Specialized Vocabulary

suspended railway, suspended railroad Am PUBL TRANS

Specialized Vocabulary

railroad bill of lading N handel

Specialized Vocabulary

railroad grade crossing Am INFRASTR

Specialized Vocabulary

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

interurban railroad
railroad accident
railroad worker
railroad bill of lading Am

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Each version was produced only for a single railroad.
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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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Other contributing buildings include three schools, five churches, two mills, a gas station, a restaurant, and a railroad station.
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A common deep water anchor consists of a stack of 2-4 railroad wheels.
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In 2004 the railroad handled 6,000 railroad cars.
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The railroad stopped bringing in profit in the middle of the 1920s.
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The old railroad grade still exists, and is now the site of a public trail.
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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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When the railroad ceased using electric locomotives in 1972, the catenary was removed, the supports were kept in place.
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The troops moved north toward an unfinished railroad embankment.
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