railroad tracks

railroad tracks
The railroad network, used with the definite article (“the railroad tracks”).

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  • railroad tracks — 1. n. dental braces. □ I can’t smile because of these railroad tracks. □ My railroad tracks cost nearly $1,200. 2. n. rows of needle scars on the veins of the arms. □ Look at those railroad tracks on his arm. That means he shoots drugs …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • railroad tracks — n. braces on the teeth (particularly metal ones with wires connecting them) …   English slang

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  • Tracks to Telluride — Infobox Game subject name=Tracks to Telluride image link= image caption=Board after a game players= 2 ndash;6 ages= 13 ndash;adult setup time= 5 minutes playing time= 2 hours complexity= Medium strategy= Medium random chance= Medium… …   Wikipedia

  • Railroad tie — While wooden ties dominate North American railways, concrete is widely used in other parts of the world. A railroad tie/railway tie (North America), or railway sleeper (Europe) is a rectangular item used to support the rails in railroad tracks.… …   Wikipedia

  • railroad — ▪ I. railroad rail‧road 1 [ˈreɪlrəʊd ǁ roʊd] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT a railway: • a railroad company 2. the railroad all the work, equipment etc connected with a train system …   Financial and business terms

  • railroad — [[t]re͟ɪlroʊd[/t]] railroads, railroading, railroaded 1) N COUNT A railroad is a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails. [AM] ...railroad tracks that led to nowhere... The railroad finally reached Santa Barbara in 1877 …   English dictionary

  • Railroad Tycoon (board game) — Infobox Game subject name = Railroad Tycoon image link = image caption = designer = Martin Wallace and Glenn Drover publisher = Eagle Games players = 2–6 ages = setup time = 5 minutes playing time = 120 minutes complexity = Medium strategy = High …   Wikipedia

  • railroad tie — cement or wooden beam that is used as a base for railroad tracks …   English contemporary dictionary

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