railroad

railroad
▪ I. railroad rail‧road 1 [ˈreɪlrəʊd ǁ -roʊd] noun [countable]
1. TRANSPORT a railway:

• a railroad company

2. the railroad all the work, equipment etc connected with a train system:

• He had taken a job as a ticket agent on the railroad.

  [m0] ▪ II. railroad railroad 2 verb [transitive]
to force or persuade someone to do something without giving them enough time to think about it:
railroad somebody into doing something

• The workers were railroaded into signing the agreement.

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railroad UK US /ˈreɪlrəʊd/ noun US TRANSPORT
► [C or U] a system of tracks that trains travel along: »

A potential client turned down the site because it isn't near a railroad.

 a railroad car/track/bridge, etc. »

Downtown is bordered at one end by railroad tracks, the other end by a bayou.

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a railroad depot/station

► [C] the companies, work, and people involved in transporting people and goods by train: »

We understand the railroads need to make a profit.

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After dropping out of school, he worked on the railroad.

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railroad UK US /ˈreɪlrəʊd/ verb [T]
► to force somebody to do or accept something without allowing them to refuse: railroad sb into doing sth »

We felt we were being railroaded into accepting a deal.

 railroad sb into sth »

We could be railroaded into a merger.

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Unfortunately, this scheme is being railroaded through Westminster under the pretext of immigration control.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?
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  • railroad — [rāl′rōd΄] n. 1. a road laid with parallel steel rails along which cars carrying passengers or freight are drawn by locomotives 2. a complete system of such roads, including land, rolling stock, stations, etc. 3. the persons or corporation owning …   English World dictionary

  • Railroad — Rail road , v. t. To carry or send by railroad; usually fig., to send or put through at high speed or in great haste; to hurry or rush unduly; as, to railroad a bill through Condress. [Colloq., U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • railroad — Under Title 11 U.S.C. Section 101: (44) The term railroad means common carrier by railroad engaged in the transportation of individuals or property or owner of trackage facilities leased by such a common carrier. United Glossary of Bankruptcy… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • Railroad — Railroad, PA U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 300 Housing Units (2000): 116 Land area (2000): 0.626665 sq. miles (1.623054 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.626665 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Railroad, PA — U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 300 Housing Units (2000): 116 Land area (2000): 0.626665 sq. miles (1.623054 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.626665 sq. miles (1.623054 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Railroad — u. Railway, s. u. Rail …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • railroad — [ʀɛlʀod] n. m. ÉTYM. 1818; comme mot angl. écrit rail road, 1800, in Höfler; mot angl. (1775), de rail (→ Rail) et road « route », employé surtout aux États Unis (railway en Grande Bretagne). ❖ ♦ Américanisme. Vx. Chemin de fer (aux États Unis).… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • railroad — [n] train line elevated railway, line, metro, monorail, rail line, railway, streetcar line, subway, tracks, trolley line, tube, underground railway; concepts 155,503 …   New thesaurus

  • railroad — ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ a railway. ► VERB informal 1) rush or coerce into doing something. 2) cause (a measure) to be approved quickly by applying pressure …   English terms dictionary

  • railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …   Universalium

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