Phrase Hound found 58 phrases and 19 compound words that contain railway. The most common are listed below. Open railway in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 58
- railway stationA place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark.
- railway lineA railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs.
- railway stationsplural of railway station: A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark.
- rack railwayA railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism.
- railway gunA massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.
- elevated railwayA rapid transit railway with tracks above street level on a viaduct or other elevated structure.
- Underground RailwayAlternative form of Underground Railroad: The pre-American Civil War anti-slavery resistance movement dedicated to helping escaped slaves to reach safe territory.
- model railwayA railway in miniature built as a hobby.
- street railwayA tram line; public transportation operating on rails laid in public streets.
- light railwayA railway built at a lower cost, with a lighter track and to a lower standard than a main-line railway.
- Trans-Siberian RailwayA network of Russian railway lines which stretch from Moscow in the west to Vladivostok in the Far East.
- heritage railwayA railway operating a line with preserved and restored locomotives, trains and infrastructure, and usually providing train services for visitors; in effect a working open-air museum.
- railway timeA standardized time arrangement formerly used by railways to overcome the confusion caused by varying local times at different stations.
- mineral railwayA railway used primarily for the transport of ore.
- funicular railwayA cable railway on an incline; especially one which operates on two tracks (or with a passing loop), with a pair of vehicles counterbalancing each other.
- atmospheric railwayA railway where the motive power is derived from partial vacuum acting on a piston working in a tube of uniform bore.
- cliff railwaySynonym of cliff lift (Sense 1).
- cash railwayA kind of cash carrier using a ball on sloping rails.
- railway gunsplural of railway gun: A massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.
- railway linesplural of railway line: A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs.
- railway signalA visual or mechanical device that conveys instructions or provides a warning regarding the train driver's authority to proceed.
- railway signalsplural of railway signal: A visual or mechanical device that conveys instructions or provides a warning regarding the train driver's authority to proceed.
- railway tieAlternative form of railroad tie: A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.
- railway trackSynonym of railroad track: A pair of formed steel rails, separated and supported usually on wooden or concrete ties or sleepers, forming a track along which flange-wheeled railroad vehicles may travel.
- railway tracksplural of railway track: A pair of formed steel rails, separated and supported usually on wooden or concrete ties or sleepers, forming a track along which flange-wheeled railroad vehicles may travel.
Compound words 19
- parkwayA path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.
- railwaywomanA woman who works on a railway.
- antirailwayOpposed to a railway.
- prerailwayBefore the development of a railway, or railways in general.
- railwaylikeResembling or characteristic of a railway.
- interrailwayBetween railways.
- nonrailwayNot of or pertaining to a railway.
- railwaydomThe world or sphere of railways.
- railwayishResembling or characteristic of a railway.
- railwaylessWithout a railway.