Road and Rail

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

Usage example: the railway companies are continually repairing their roads

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Rail and road are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rail" instead a noun "Road".

Nearby Words: roadway, roadside, roadless, roadie

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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Road and rail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Road" instead a noun "Rail".

Nearby Words: railing, railed, railhead, railage

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