railroad vehicle

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• railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …   Universalium

• railroad car — noun Any railroad vehicle that is not a locomotive. Syn: rolling stock, railcar …   Wiktionary

• Railroad police — is a type of security police responsible for policing railroad (or railway) lines. In the United States and Canada, they are employed by the major Class I railroads, as well as some smaller ones. In other countries, this work is typically done by …   Wikipedia

• Railroad — Rail road (r[=a]l r[=o]d ), Railway Rail way (r[=a]l w[=a] ), n. 1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Railroad switch — For other uses, see Switch (disambiguation). A right hand railroad switch with point indicator pointing to right …   Wikipedia

• Railroad car — A railroad car or railway carriage is a vehicle on a rail transport system (railroad or railway) that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. Cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by one or more locomotive. Passenger cars… …   Wikipedia

• railroad car — noun a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad three cars had jumped the rails • Syn: ↑car, ↑railcar, ↑railway car • Hypernyms: ↑wheeled vehicle • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• railroad car — In common usage, a vehicle running on a railroad track and used for the transportation of persons or goods, merchandise, and other articles. Precisely, any vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad track, whether a passenger car, freight car,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• vehicle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Conveyance Nouns 1. vehicle, machine, conveyance, equipage, turnout, cart, rig, car, wagon. See passage, travel, transportation. 2. (animalor human drawn vehicle) a. carriage, coach, chariot, chaise,… …   English dictionary for students

• Railroad plough — A railroad plough (also known as a Schienenwolf ( rail wolf ) or Schwellenpflug ( sleepers plough )) is a rail vehicle which supports an immensely strong, hook shaped plough . It is used for destruction of rail track in warfare, as part of a… …   Wikipedia

• Railroad locomotive —   Self propelled vehicle that runs on rails and is used for moving railroad cars.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …   Energy terms