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Meaning
Noun
●
In American English:
A
permanent
track
consisting of
fixed
metal
rails
to
drive trains
or
similar
motorized
vehicles
on.
●
In American English:
The
transportation
system
comprising
such
tracks
and
vehicles
fitted
to
travel
on the rails
, usually with several
vehicles
connected
together in a train.
●
In American English:
A
single
,
privately
or
publicly
owned
property
comprising
one or more such
tracks
and usually associated assets
●
A
procedure
conducted
in haste
without due consideration.
Verb
●
In Rail transportation:
To
transport
via railroad.
●
To
operate
a railroad.
●
To work for a railroad.
●
To
travel
by railroad.
●
To
engage
in a
hobby
pertaining
to railroads.
●
To
manipulate
and
hasten
a
procedure
,
as of
formal
approval
of a law or resolution.
●
To
convict
of a
crime
by
circumventing
due process.
●
To
procedurally
bully
someone into an
unfair
agreement.
●
To
force
characters
to
complete
a
task
before
allowing
the
plot
to continue.
●
To
run
fabric
horizontally
instead of
the
usual
vertically.
Name
●
A
borough
in York County, Pennsylvania, United States, so-named for the Northern Central Railway.
●
A
township
in Starke County, Indiana, United States.
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