railroad
/ˈreɪlrəʊd/noun
उच्चारण रेल्रोड
रेलमार्ग
Core word
noun
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[C] AmE
a railway
रेलमार्ग
- railroad tracks
- Workers laid a new railroad across the dry plains to carry coal to the port.
- The railroad was built through the hills in the nineteenth century.
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- Workers on the railroad earned little in those days.
- In American novels, a train often runs along the railroad at dusk.
verb
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[T]
to force somebody into doing something before they have had enough time to decide
जल्दबाज़ी में करवाना
- railroad a bill through Parliament
- The chairman tried to railroad the proposal through the meeting without any real discussion.
- Do not railroad us into accepting the offer today.
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- She felt she had been railroaded into signing the contract.
- The government railroaded the new law through before anyone could object.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: railroad a bill (push it through quickly without proper discussion).
प्रयोग में railroad a bill (बिना उचित चर्चा के जल्दी पारित करवाना)।