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RAILROADING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads
Synonyms:
rail technology; railroading
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("railroading" is a kind of...):
technology (the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "railroading"):
maglev; magnetic levitation (high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction)
Derivation:
railroad (transport by railroad)
railroad (supply with railroad lines)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb railroad
