railroads
railroads is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, railroads is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofrailroads
- A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
Example: "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
Example: "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.
Example: "The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed."
- To transport via railroad.
- To operate a railroad.
Example: "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.
- To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.
Example: "The majority railroaded the bill through parliament, without the customary expert studies which would delay it till after the elections."
- To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.
Example: "They could only convict him by railroading him on suspect drug-possession charges."
- To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.
Example: "He was railroaded into signing a non-disclosure agreement at his exit interview."
- To force characters to complete a task before allowing the plot to continue.
- (upholstery) To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.
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