铁路 — meaning in English

English meaning

• railroad noun A track and system of transport using trains (American English).
• railway noun A transport system that runs trains on fixed tracks (British English).

Senses

铁路 is used for these senses in English:

• rail transport The transport of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles that are specially designed to run on railways or railroads.
• railroad track (US, rail) A pair of formed steel rails, separated and supported usually on wooden or concrete ties or sleepers, forming a track along which flange-wheeled railroad vehicles may travel.
• railway (chiefly, UK, Ireland, and, Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
• railway track .

railroad — full definition

1. noun A track and system of transport using trains (American English).
2. verb To force something through, or force someone into a decision, without proper process or consent.