Definizione monolingua

railroad

railroad (third-person singular simple present railroads, present participle railroading, simple past and past participle railroaded)

1. (transitive) To transport via railroad.
2. (intransitive) To operate a railroad.

   The Thatcherite experiment proved the private sector can railroad as inefficiently as a state monopoly

3. (intransitive) To work for a railroad.
4. (intransitive) To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
5. (transitive) To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.

   The majority railroaded the bill through parliament, without the customary expert studies which would delay it till after the elections.

6. (transitive) To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.

   They could only convict him by railroading him on suspect drug-possession charges.

7. (transitive) To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.

   He was railroaded into signing a non-disclosure agreement at his exit interview.

railroad (plural railroads)

1. A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.

   Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land - and/or water roads

2. The transportation system comprising such roads and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
3. A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such roads and usually associated assets

   Railroads can only compete fully if their tracks are technically compatible with and linked to each-other

4. (figuratively) A procedure conducted or bullied in haste without due consideration.

   The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed.

Definizione dizionario railroad

	ferrovia
	permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails
	transportation system
	A permanent track composed of a line of parallel metal rails fixed to sleepers, for transport of passengers and goods in trains.

	binario
	permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails

	strada ferrata
	permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails

ferroviario

orbita

Altri significati:

A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.

The transportation system comprising such roads and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.

to prepare a rapid summary process

(transitive) To transport via railroad.

(transitive) To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.

(transitive) To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.

(intransitive) To operate a railroad.

(intransitive) To work for a railroad.

To gain formal approval by manipulation of procedure and haste, as of a law or a formal resolution.

(transitive) To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.

(figuratively) A procedure conducted or bullied in haste without due consideration.

(intransitive) To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.

A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such roads and usually associated assets

to operate a railroad

to transport via railroad