railroading

[ reyl-roh-ding ]

/ ˈreɪlˌroʊ dɪŋ /

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noun

the construction or operation of railroads.

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Origin of railroading

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; railroad + -ing¹

Words nearby railroading

railroad, railroad flat, railroad pen, railroad worm, railroader, railroading, railway, railwayman, raiment, raimondi, rain

Definition for railroading (2 of 2)

railroad

[ reyl-rohd ]

/ ˈreɪlˌroʊd /

noun

a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail.

an entire system of such roads together with its rolling stock, buildings, etc.; the entire railway plant, including fixed and movable property.

the company of persons owning or operating such a plant.

Bowling. a split.

railroads, stocks or bonds of railroad companies.

verb (used with object)

to transport by means of a railroad.

to supply with railroads.

Informal. to push (a law or bill) hastily through a legislature so that there is not time enough for objections to be considered.

Informal. to convict (a person) in a hasty manner by means of false charges or insufficient evidence: The prisoner insisted he had been railroaded.

verb (used without object)

to work on a railroad.

Origin of railroad

1750–60; 1875–85 for def 9; rail¹ + road

OTHER WORDS FROM railroad

non·rail·road, adjectivepre·rail·road, adjectivepro·rail·road, adjectiveun·rail·road·ed, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for railroading

The most direct mail route was not the one best suited for human travel in a time when railroading was still in its infancy.
Santorum’s Audi and Other Political Transportation Follies|Ben Jacobs|February 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
By railroading the McDonnells and Joneses of the world out of public life, we're left with colorless numbskulls.
Leave Van Jones Alone|Reihan Salam|September 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Any detail of railroading that is not troublesome cannot honorably be described as continental.
Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
This then, in brief, is the history of American railroading—an eighty-year struggle from East to West.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford

Somewhere along the line I would like to, but just now railroading takes up my time.
Ralph, the Train Dispatcher|Allen Chapman
Today it is perhaps the most stringently observed of all the manifold commandments in American railroading.
The Railroad Problem|Edward Hungerford
Here he remained until 1907, when ill-health caused his retirement from railroading.
The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad|Edward Hungerford

British Dictionary definitions for railroading

railroad

/ (ˈreɪlˌrəʊd) /

noun

the usual US word for railway

verb

(tr) informal to force (a person) into (an action) with haste or by unfair means

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