Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

railway line

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
rail-way -line
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs.

British usage

noun

A group of railway tracks running parallel, allowing one track to be used for each direction (a double-track railway line), or allowing segregation of fast trains from stopping trains (a four-track railway line).

British usage

noun

An organization that runs a railroad.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

railway lines (plural)

Synonyms

railroad line line rail line railway railroad railway system

Questions

What does railway line mean?
A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs.

How to pronounce railway line

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