railway vs track

track vs railway

railway and track both are nouns.

railway is not a verb while track is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
railway	Yes	No	No	No
track	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

railway: a line of track providing a runway for wheels
track: a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels

railway (noun)	track (noun)
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight	the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
a line of track providing a runway for wheels	any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
	a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
	a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
	a groove on a phonograph recording
	(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
	a course over which races are run
	an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
	evidence pointing to a possible solution
	a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
	a line or route along which something travels or moves

railway (verb)	track (verb)
	make tracks upon
	go after with the intent to catch
	travel across or pass over
	carry on the feet and deposit
	observe or plot the moving path of something

Difference between railway and track

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