Road and Railroad

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

Nearby Words: roadway, roadside, roadless, roadie

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

Usage example: that railroad hasn't been used for passenger trains for decades

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Road and railroad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Road" instead a noun "Railroad".

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