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railway line

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Trains & railways
ˈrailway line noun [countable] British English  1. track.jpg TTTthe two metal tracks fixed to the ground that trains move along 铁路路轨 SYN American English railroad track5 see picture at 见图 rail12 TTTa part of the railway system that connects two places 铁路线 SYN American English railroad line an old disused railway line 废弃的旧铁路
Examples from the Corpus
railway lineJames was found dead beside a railway line in Liverpool after disappearing from a shopping precinct in Bootle last month.But when she did come back, with her own children, the railway line had been closed.It towered over the railway line and the makeshift station, a platform without a signboard.My training is going very well apart from the slight hiccup with the railway line.
ˈrailway line nounChineseSyllable
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railway line
ˈrailway line noun [countable] British English

1. the two metal tracks fixed to the ground that trains move along
   SYN  railroad track American English
2. a part of the railway system that connects two places
   SYN  railroad line American English:
    an old disused railway line