railroad vs elevated

elevated vs railroad

railroad and elevated both are nouns.

railroad is not an adjective while elevated is an adjective.

railroad is a verb but elevated is not a verb.

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

As nouns, elevated is a hyponym of railroad; that is, elevated is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than railroad:

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

Other hyponyms of railroad include cable railway, funicular, funicular railway, cog railway, rack railway, el, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway, metro, subway, subway system, tube, underground, monorail, rail, scenic railway.

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

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

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

Difference between railroad and elevated

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