Rail and Railway

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Rail noun - A roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel.

Usage example: an abandoned stretch of rail that was overgrown with brush

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Railway and rail are semantically related in railroad topic. In some cases you can use "Railway" instead a noun "Rail".

Nearby Words: railing, railed, railhead, railage

Railway noun - A roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel.

Usage example: a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation

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Rail and railway are semantically related in railroad topic. You can use "Rail" instead a noun "Railway".

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