railroading

noun

rail·​road·​ing ˈrāl-ˌrō-diŋ How to pronounce railroading (audio)
: construction or operation of a railroad

Examples of railroading in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Rolling Out of Ankara The Touristic Eastern Express will never be accused of high-speed railroading. Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023 Freight railroading has survived for nearly two centuries through constant reinvention. Peter Eavis, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2022 Ben Hayes, 14, wasted no time pursuing his first merit badge, in hiking, and then moving on to railroading, which paralleled his biggest passion, for his second. Jeff Truesdell, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2022 Freight has always bedeviled Illinois because of what might be called the original sin of Chicago railroading. John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for railroading 

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Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of railroading was in 1835

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“Railroading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railroading. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

railroading

noun
rail·​road·​ing
: the building or operation of a railroad
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