railroad vs turnout

turnout vs railroad

railroad and turnout both are nouns.

railroad is a verb but turnout is not a verb.

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

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

railroad: a line of track providing a runway for wheels
turnout: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

Other hyponyms of railroad include broad gauge, gantlet, narrow gauge, railroad siding, sidetrack, siding, standard gauge, switch.

railroad (noun)	turnout (noun)
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight	attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election)
a line of track providing a runway for wheels	(ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
	what is produced in a given time period
	a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
	a set of clothing (with accessories)
	a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
	the group that gathers together for a particular occasion

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

Difference between railroad and turnout

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