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Railway vs Antirailway - What's the difference?

railway | antirailway |

As a noun railway

is a track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.

As an adjective antirailway is

opposed to a railway.

railway

English

(wikipedia railway)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.
  • A transport system using these rails used to move passengers or goods.
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    Synonyms

    * (track) railroad track * (system) (US) railroad

    See also

    * subway * tramway * streetcar * monorail

    antirailway

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Opposed to a railway.
  • * 1940 , Harry Emerson Wildes, The Delaware
    • When the antirailway men arrived to take their seats, Amboy partisans refused to let them enter on their duties.