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railroad
noun
a
system
of
tracks
,
trains
,
and
related
facilities
used
for
moving
passengers
or
goods
over
land
•
The
new
railroad
allowed
farmers
to
send
their
crops
to
distant
cities
in
just
a
few
days
.
The
new
railroad
allowed
farmers
to
send
their
crops
to
distant
cities
in
just
a
few
days
.
•
Tourists
love
taking
the
historic
railroad
through
the
mountains
to
see
the
autumn
leaves
.
Tourists
love
taking
the
historic
railroad
through
the
mountains
to
see
the
autumn
leaves
.
Early
19th
century
,
from
rail
+
road
,
patterned
after
earlier
British
use
of
“
rail-way
.”
verb
to
move
people
or
goods
from
one
place
to
another
by
train
•
The
company
plans
to
railroad
the
steel
from
the
mill
to
the
port
overnight
.
The
company
plans
to
railroad
the
steel
from
the
mill
to
the
port
overnight
.
•
During
the
war
,
troops
were
railroaded
across
the
country
in
record
time
.
During
the
war
,
troops
were
railroaded
across
the
country
in
record
time
.
Derived
from
the
noun
sense
“
railroad
” (
train
system
),
first
attested
mid-19th
century
.
verb
to
force
something
through
quickly
or
unfairly
,
especially
a
decision
or
legal
judgment
,
without
proper
discussion
or
fairness
•
The
committee
tried
to
railroad
the
new
law
through
before
anyone
could
debate
it
.
The
committee
tried
to
railroad
the
new
law
through
before
anyone
could
debate
it
.
•
She
felt
the
prosecutor
railroaded
her
client
into
a
quick
plea
bargain
.
She
felt
the
prosecutor
railroaded
her
client
into
a
quick
plea
bargain
.
Figurative
use
recorded
from
the
late
19th
century
,
comparing
the
swift
,
one-directional
movement
of
trains
to
pushing
a
decision
forward
without
obstacles
.
