Railroad

/ˈɹeɪlɹəʊd/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts8 letters

Definition of Railroad

noun

A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
"Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land - and/or water roads"
The transportation system comprising such roads and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such roads and usually associated assets
"Railroads can only compete fully if their tracks are technically compatible with and linked to each-other"
A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.
"The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed."

verb

To transport via railroad.
To operate a railroad.
"The Thatcherite experiment proved the private sector can railroad as inefficiently as a state monopoly"
To work for a railroad.
To travel by railroad.
To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.

Anagrams of Railroad

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "railroad":

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5-LETTER WORDS

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4-LETTER WORDS

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3-LETTER WORDS

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+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "railroad" and rearranging:

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

railway

Rhyming Words

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