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cable railway vs railroad

railroad vs cable railway

cable railway and railroad both are nouns.

cable railway is not a verb while railroad is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cable railway Yes No No No
railroad Yes No Yes No
As nouns, railroad is a hypernym of cable railway; that is, railroad is a word with a broader meaning than cable railway:
  • cable railway: a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
  • railroad: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
Other hypernyms of cable railway include railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system.
cable railway (noun) railroad (noun)
a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
a line of track providing a runway for wheels
cable railway (verb) railroad (verb)
transport by railroad
supply with railroad lines
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
Difference between cable railway and railroad

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