railroad

1. (Philippines, US)A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.

   Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land or water roads.

2. (US)The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.

3. (US)A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assets

   Railroads can only compete fully if their tracks are technically compatible with and linked to each other.

4. (figuratively)A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.

   The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed.

1. We cross the railroad tracks every morning.

   Ми перетинаємо залізничну колію щоранку. — deniko

   ruМы пересекаем железнодорожные пути каждое утро. — Biga

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2. Please don't play near the railroad tracks.

   Будь ласка, не грайтесь біля залізничних колій. — Oleksandr_Tahayev

   ruПожалуйста, не играйте возле железнодорожных путей. — odexed

   deBitte spielt nicht in der Nähe der Eisenbahnschienen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. There were no railroads in Japan at that time.

   У той час в Японії не було залізниці. — Ahha

   ruВ то время в Японии не было железной дороги. — afyodor

   deDamals gab es in Japan noch keine Eisenbahn. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. The railroad is parallel to the road.

   ruЖелезная дорога идёт параллельно шоссе. — odexed

   deDie Schienen verlaufen parallel zur Straße. — Wolf

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5. He was killed in a railroad accident.

   ruОн погиб при крушении поезда. — corvard

   deEr kam bei einem Zugunfall ums Leben. — Ullalia

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