railways
SayRAYL-wayz/ˈɹeɪlˌweɪz/
- 1Plural of railway.
Several disused railways in the valley have been turned into walking trails.
The strike brought the railways to a standstill for three days.
Note
The plural splits along the word's two meanings. Counted one by one, railways are separate lines of track, such as disused lines turned into walking trails; with the in front, the railways means a country's whole rail system, the thing a strike can bring to a halt. Both uses belong to British, Irish and Commonwealth English, and the track meaning to Philippine English as well.
railways is a form of railway
railway, noun: A transport system that runs on rails and carries passengers or goods. Full entry
- Forms
- railwayrailways plural
- Spelling
- railway → railways: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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