railroad
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Is railroad a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (chiefly US, Philippines) A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.Examples: "Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land or water roads."PhilippinesUS
2. (chiefly US) The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.US
3. (chiefly US) A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assetsExamples: "Railroads can only compete fully if their tracks are technically compatible with and linked to each other."US
4. (figuratively) A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.Examples: "The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed."; "Gregory Scroggins, a PWA [person with AIDS] in Georgia who was found guilty of assault with intent to commit murder for biting a cop during arrest. It took only three days in October of 1989 to charge, try, convict and sentence Scroggins, who is now serving a 10-year sentence and has been denied bail (and medical treatment) pending appeal. […] Judy Siff of ACT/UP/Atlanta told GCN that Scroggins' case was a "railroad" of unbelievable proportions."figuratively
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To transport via railroad.transitive
2. (intransitive) To operate a railroad.Examples: "The Thatcherite experiment proved the private sector can railroad as inefficiently as a state monopoly."intransitive
3. (intransitive) To work for a railroad.intransitive
4. (intransitive) To travel by railroad.intransitive
5. (intransitive) To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.intransitive
6. (transitive) To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.Examples: "The majority railroaded the bill through parliament, without the customary expert studies which would delay it till after the elections."; "Sebastian Riedel lodged a complaint with TPF board, which he says was railroaded by a board member—therefore, Riedel quit."; "What appears suspect about the Beeching Report is how quickly it was railroaded through, with the answers manufactured before the questions were asked."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary