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  2. a system of transportation using special vehicles whose wheels turn on metal bars fixed to the ground, or a particular company using such a system: railroad tracks. a railroad station. the Pennsylvania Railroad.

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      RAILROAD meaning: 1. the metal tracks on which trains run:...

  3. Sep 17, 2015 · The term "railroaded" in the sense of having something forced through, either unjustly or without proper regard for those affected, clearly has it's origins in analogy to the way early railroads were build, often running straight through private lands and geographic features.

  4. Oct 1, 2023 · Most commonly, "railroaded" means someone is pushing or coercing you into making a quick decision without adequate time for thought or options. The term can also signify that someone has rigged circumstances to ensure an outcome that's usually unfavorable to the person they're "railroading."

  5. 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 and managing such a system. verb transitive. 4. US. to transport by railroad.

  6. Aug 5, 2022 · We can understand someone being "railroaded" as someone who has been judged unfairly based on only partial information. Source: QuinceCreative / Pixabay. Picture this: You're...

  7. The meaning of RAILROAD is 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.

  8. railroad. noun. US uk / ˈreɪlrəʊd/ (UK railway / ˈreɪlweɪ/) the systems and organizations connected with trains: He worked on the railroad for much of his life. the metal tracks that trains travel on: A railroad used to be where the highway is now.

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