-ry
variant of -ery.
-ry
1 American
Ry.
2
American
abbreviation
-ry
British
suffix
Etymology
Origin of -ry
Middle English -rie < Old French; short form of -ery
Example Sentences
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Getting from the Chicago & North Western Ry. a tract of land along the Chicago River, he built the Merchandise Mart.
From Time Magazine Archive
Off to the R. R. shop at 7:30 to touch up the iron malamute which carries mail and passengers to Fairbanks . . . the Ry. stamp mills for the Willow Creek gold mines.
From Time Magazine Archive
Office employes of Missouri Pacific R. R., of Southern Ry. and of Delaware & Hudson R. R. all were given 5%-to-10% cuts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bus and trolley service was abandoned and only the Southern Ry. continued running out of town.
From Time Magazine Archive
TUNNELS.—In constructing the tunnels under Park Ave. and under the north end of Central Park for the New York Rapid Transit Ry., traveling centers and side wall forms were used for the concrete lining.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
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