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 |
car railcar railway car railroad car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad, three cars had jumped the rails |
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 |
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 station railroad station railroad terminal train station train depot | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
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 |
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 |
railroad ticket train ticket | a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train |
natural cancel | a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat |
engineer locomotive engineer railroad engineer engine driver | the operator of a railway locomotive |
trainman railroader railroad man railwayman railway man | an employee of a railroad |
railroad vine beach morning glory Ipomoea pesaprae | a prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas |
cancel out wipe out | wipe out the effect of something, The new tax effectively cancels out my raise, The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record |
cancel invalidate | make invalid for use, cancel cheques or tickets |
delete cancel | remove or make invisible, Please delete my name from your list |
railroad | transport by railroad |
railroad | supply with railroad lines, railroad the West |
cancel strike down | declare null and void, make ineffective, Cancel the election results, strike down a law |
cancel call off scratch scrub | postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled, Call off the engagement, cancel the dinner party, we had to scrub our vacation plans, scratch that meeting--the chair is ill |
dragoon sandbag railroad | compel by coercion, threats, or crude means, They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone |
cancel offset set off | make up for, His skills offset his opponent's superior strength |