funicular railway vs railroad

railroad vs funicular railway

funicular railway and railroad both are nouns.

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

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
funicular railway	Yes	No	No	No
railroad	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

funicular 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 funicular railway include railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system.

funicular 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

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

Difference between funicular railway and railroad

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