(chiefly UK, Ireland and Commonwealth of Nations) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.

plural of railway

A tram line; public transportation operating on rails laid in public streets.

(military) A massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.

plural of underground railway

A cable railway on an incline; especially one which operates on two tracks (or with a passing loop), with a pair of vehicles counterbalancing each other.

(rail transport) Synonym of subway: a railway under the ground.

plural of railway gun

(historical) A standardized time arrangement formerly used by railways to overcome the confusion caused by varying local times at different stations.

(historical) A kind of cash carrier using a ball on sloping rails.