Cog railway
Cog railway noun - Railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction.
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Synonyms for Cog railway
Railroad and cog railway are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Railroad" instead a noun phrase "Cog railway".
Railroad
Railroad noun - A roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel.
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Synonyms for Railroad
Cog railway and railroad are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Cog railway" with "Railroad", this terms are similar.
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Railroad and Cog railway. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cog_railway/railroad
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