: a permanent road having a line of rails fixed to ties and laid on a roadbed and providing a track for cars or equipment drawn by locomotives or propelled by self-contained motors
also
: such a road and its assets constituting a single property
railroaded; railroading; railroads
1
a
: to convict with undue haste and by means of false charges or insufficient evidence
b
: to push through hastily or without due consideration
2
: to transport by railroad
: to work for a railroad company
railroader
noun
Synonyms
Examples of railroad in a Sentence
Noun
that railroad hasn't been used for passenger trains for decades
Verb
a controversial law that is being railroaded through Congress
a bill that was railroaded into law
They claim she was railroaded.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
Chadwick promised to hold CEO Alan Shaw accountable and keep fighting to improve the railroad.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for railroad 
Noun
The ranch's remote surroundings include rural roads and the remnants of old railroad tracks.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
Chadwick promised to hold CEO Alan Shaw accountable and keep fighting to improve the railroad.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for railroad
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'railroad.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to railroad
Dictionary Entries Near railroad
Cite this Entry
“Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railroad. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
railroad
1 of 2 noun
rail·road
ˈrā(ə)l-ˌrōd 
1
: a permanent road that has parallel steel rails which make a track for cars
2
: a railroad together with the lands, buildings, locomotives, cars, and other equipment that belong to it
railroad
2 of 2 verb1
a
: to send by railroad
b
: to work on a railroad
2
a
: to push (as a bill) through a legislature in a rush
b
: to convict and send to prison without much evidence or by means of false charges
railroader
noun
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share