Underground Railroad Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
apple maggot railroad worm Rhagoletis pomonella | larvae bore into and feed on apples |
cable railway funicular funicular railway | a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars |
car railcar railway car railroad car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad, three cars had jumped the rails |
cog railway rack railway | railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction |
elevated railway elevated railroad elevated el overhead railway | a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level |
line railway line rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
locomotive engine locomotive engine railway locomotive | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
railroad bed | a bed on which railroad track is laid |
railroad flat | an apartment whose rooms are all in a line with doors between them |
railroad track railroad railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track |
railroad tunnel | a tunnel through which the railroad track runs |
railway railroad railroad line railway line railway system | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
railway junction | a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross |
railway station railroad station railroad terminal train station train depot | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
scenic railway | small railway in an amusement park |
siding railroad siding turnout sidetrack | a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass |
steamship company steamship line | a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships |
tie railroad tie crosstie sleeper | one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track, the British call a railroad tie a sleeper |
train railroad train | public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive, express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction |
yard railway yard railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
railroad ticket train ticket | a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train |
company name | the name by which a corporation is identified |
broadcasting company | a company that manages tv or radio stations |
car company auto company | a company that makes and sells automobiles |
dotom dot com dot com company | a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com' |
drug company pharmaceutical company pharma | a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals |
East India Company | an English company formed in to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia, in the th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal and held it until the British army took over in after the Indian Mutiny |
electronics company | a company that makes and sells electronic instruments |
film company | a company that makes, advertises, and distributes movies |
food company | a company that processes and sells food |
furniture company | a company that sells furniture |
mining company | a company that owns and manages mines |
shipping company | a company that provides shipping services |
steel company | a company that makes and sells steel |
subsidiary company subsidiary | a company that is completely controlled by another company |
transportation company | a company providing transportation |
trucking company | a company that ships goods or possessions by truck |
company | an institution created to conduct business, he only invests in large well-established companies, he started the company in his garage |
consulting firm consulting company | a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee |
publisher publishing house publishing firm publishing company | a firm in the publishing business |
oil company | a company that sells oil |
packaging company packaging concern | a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage |
pipeline company | a company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry |
printing concern printing business printing company | a company that does commercial printing |
insurance company insurance firm insurer insurance underwriter underwriter | a financial institution that sells insurance |
investment company investment trust investment firm fund | a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies |
mutual fund mutual fund company open-end fund open-end investment company | a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares |
closed-end fund closed-end investment company | a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market |
face-amount certificate company | a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date |