track vs railway

railway vs track

track and railway both are nouns.

track is a verb but railway is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of track include railroad, railroad track, streetcar track, tramline, tramway.

track (noun)	railway (noun)
the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track	line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
any road or path affording passage especially a rough one	a line of track providing a runway for wheels
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

track (verb)	railway (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

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