💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Heavy rail"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| railwaynoun | (chiefly UK, Ireland and Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods. |
| running railnoun | (rail transport, usually in the plural) One of the two rails of a railway track with which the wheels of a train make contact. |
| railroadingnoun | (figurative) A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration. |
| railroadnoun | (chiefly US, Philippines) A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on. |
| rail transportnoun | The transport of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles that are specially designed to run on railways or railroads. |
| railway linenoun | (chiefly UK) A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs. |
| light railnoun | (US, Canada, rail transport) A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity. |
| rail headnoun | (rail transport) The top part of a railway rail; the part of the rail the wheel runs on. |
| rly.noun | Abbreviation of railway. [(chiefly UK, Ireland and Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.] |
| roadnoun | A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. |
| railnoun | A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. |
| railmotornoun | (UK, Australia, rail transport) A lightweight railcar. |
| railroad linenoun | Synonym of railway line. |
| railcarnoun | (rail transport) A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus. |
| rail motornoun | (rail transport) Alternative form of railmotor. [(UK, Australia, rail transport) A lightweight railcar.] |
| railroad tracknoun | (US, rail transport) A pair of formed steel rails, separated and supported usually on wooden or concrete ties or sleepers, forming a track along which flange-wheeled railroad vehicles may travel. |
| high-speed railnoun | (rail transport) A type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks. |
| rail-motornoun | (rail transport) Alternative form of railmotor. [(UK, Australia, rail transport) A lightweight railcar.] |
| commuter railnoun | (rail transport) A rail transport system with trains used to transport commuters between two places, typically their homes and works, normally within a metropolitan area and its surrounding environs, and generally distinguished from other rail transport systems (i.e. subways, metros, tramways) by having less frequent service, lacking free transfers between trains and using heavy rolling stock running on a mainline railway |
| railtracknoun | Alternative spelling of rail track. [Synonym of railroad track.] |
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