Underground Railroad
Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
| split ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party |
| straight ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party |
box office
ticket office
ticket booth | the office where tickets of admission are sold |
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 track
railroad railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track |
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 |
| ticket window | a window through which tickets are sold (as from a ticket booth) |
yard railway yard
railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
ticket
just the ticket | the appropriate or desirable thing, this car could be just the ticket for a small family |
| ticket book | a book of tickets that can be torn out and used |
| slate ticket | a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices |
meal ticket
luncheon voucher | coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal |
| ticket | a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment) |
commutation ticket
season ticket | a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments, sold at a reduced rate |
plane ticket
airplane ticket | a ticket good for a trip on an airplane |
railroad ticket
train ticket | a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train |
theater ticket
theatre ticket | a ticket good for admission to a theater |
| bus ticket | a ticket good for a ride on a bus |
round-trip ticket
return ticket | a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route) |
stub
ticket stub | a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt |
| ticket | a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation) |
| speeding ticket | a ticket issued for driving above the speed limit |
| parking ticket | a ticket issued for parking in a restricted place |
| ticket-of-leave | a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions |
tag
ticket | a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc. |
| ticket line | a queue of people waiting to buy tickets |
ticket agent
booking clerk | someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations) |
| ticket holder | holder of a ticket (for admission or for passage) |
ticket collector
ticket taker | someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased tickets |
| tout ticket tout | someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit |
trainman
railroader
railroad man
railwayman
railway man | an employee of a railroad |
| meal ticket | a source of income or livelihood |
| pawn ticket | a pawnbroker's receipt for articles taken as security |
| ticket | provide with a ticket for passage or admission, Ticketed passengers can board now |
ticket
fine | issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty, I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street, Move your car or else you will be ticketed! |
big-ticket(a)
high-ticket(a) | very expensive, big-ticket items like cars and furs, a big-ticket government program |