: 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
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.
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
The Porter County Sheriff’s Department has released the identification of a man whose body was found along railroad tracks in Liberty Township earlier this month and said the case is still under investigation.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
After railroading Winston Ndugu (Anthony Hill) into joining her quest for a miracle, Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone) managed to save the high-school basketball star Jackie — which is also great for Ndugu because Jackie’s mom happens to be his ex.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Being part of a successful posse could earn a man a share of the reward money put up by the railroad, which was just a pittance compared to what the robbers took while the lawmen chasing them lived in the saddle for days or even weeks.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
The Porter County Sheriff’s Department has released the identification of a man whose body was found along railroad tracks in Liberty Township earlier this month and said the case is still under investigation.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
But much to Pakistan’s chagrin, bitter rival India railroaded the event and the Champions Trophy will be mostly remembered for their might on-and-off the field.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
After railroading Winston Ndugu (Anthony Hill) into joining her quest for a miracle, Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone) managed to save the high-school basketball star Jackie — which is also great for Ndugu because Jackie’s mom happens to be his ex.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railroad. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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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
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