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rail‧road /ˈreɪlrəʊd $ -roʊd/ noun [countable]
railroad verb [transitive]
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English DictionaryI. rail‧road1 /ˈreɪlrəʊd $ -roʊd/
noun [countable] American English a railway or the railway:
The supplies were sent on the railroad. a railroad station [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. railroad2 verb [transitive] to force or persuade someone to do something without giving them enough time to think about it
railroad somebody into doing something The workers were railroaded into signing the agreement. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomsrailroad v. To force through; push through by force.
The bill was railroaded through the state legislature due to the influence of some very wealthy sponsors. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲