subway vs railroad
railroad vs subwaysubway and railroad both are nouns.
subway is not a verb while railroad is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| subway | Yes | No | No | No |
| railroad | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
railroad is a hypernym of
subway; that is, railroad is a
word with a broader meaning than subway:
- subway: an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
- railroad: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
| subway (noun) | railroad (noun) |
|---|---|
| an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
| an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels |
| subway (verb) | railroad (verb) |
|---|---|
| transport by railroad | |
| supply with railroad lines | |
| compel by coercion, threats, or crude means |
Words related to "subway"
Words related to "railroad"
- American English
- broad gauge
- cable railway
- coerce
- cog railway
- crosstie
- dragoon
- el
- elevated
- elevated railroad
- elevated railway
- force
- funicular
- funicular railway
- furnish
- gantlet
- hale
- line
- metro
- monorail
- narrow gauge
- offer
- overhead railway
- pressure
- provide
- rack railway
- rail
- rail line
- railroad line
- railroad siding
- railroad tie
- railroad track
- railroading
- rails
- railway
- railway line
- railway system
- render
- runway
- sandbag
- scenic railway
- send
- ship
- sidetrack
- siding
- sleeper
- squeeze
- standard gauge
- subway
- subway system
- supply
- switch
- tie
- track
- transport
- tube
- turnout
- underground
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