railway

Words with a similar base: railway, railway_line, railway_system

'railway'

[railway.n.01] as in: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

'railway'

[railroad_track.n.01] as in: a line of track providing a runway for wheels

Examples:
he walked along the railroad track

Origins

					railway (English)
├── rail (English)
│   ├── hrægl (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   ├── railler (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
│   ├── reille (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   └── râle (French)
│       └── râler (French)
└── way (English)
    └── weg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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