elevated vs railroad

railroad vs elevated

elevated and railroad both are nouns.

elevated is an adjective but railroad is not an adjective.

elevated is not a verb while railroad is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elevated	Yes	Yes	No	No
railroad	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, railroad is a hypernym of elevated; that is, railroad is a word with a broader meaning than elevated:

elevated: a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
railroad: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

Other hypernyms of elevated include railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system.

elevated (noun)	railroad (noun)
a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level	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

elevated (adjective)	railroad (adjective)
increased in amount or degree
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
raised above the ground

elevated (verb)	railroad (verb)
	transport by railroad
	supply with railroad lines
	compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

Difference between elevated and railroad

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