Overhead railway and Railroad

Overhead railway

Overhead railway noun - A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level.
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Synonyms for Overhead railway

Railroad and overhead railway are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Railroad" instead a noun phrase "Overhead railway".

Railroad

Railroad noun - A roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel.
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Synonyms for Railroad

Overhead railway and railroad are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Overhead railway" with "Railroad", this terms are similar.

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