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# railway

noun (a railway, railways)

«railway» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A railway is a track made of metal rails for trains to run on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/railway/#m1)
2. A railway is also the whole system of trains, tracks and stations, and the company that runs it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/railway/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons railways changed travel and trade in the 1800s; in safety lessons you never play on or near railway lines and only cross at proper crossings. Phrases: «railway station», «railway line», «railway crossing», «model railway».

### Examples

- We walked to the railway station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/railway/#x1)
- Never play on the railway line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/railway/#x2)
- The railway runs along the coast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/railway/#x3)
- My grandad has a model railway in the attic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/railway/#x4)
- Wait at the railway crossing until the barrier goes up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/railway/#x5)
- The first railways were built in Britain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/railway/#x6)
- The railway bridge goes over the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/railway/#x7)
- It was a long journey at that time, for the railway had not been opened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/railway/#x8)

### Note

Countable. Railway (UK, Australia) = railroad (US). Safety: trains are fast and quiet and cannot stop quickly; some railway lines carry electricity that can kill. Use bridges and crossings only.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «railway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/railway/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«railway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/railway.html) on Mova free.