railway line
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrailwayandline
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railway
noun[C]
uk/ˈreɪl.weɪ/us/ˈreɪl.weɪ/
the metal tracks on which ...
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line
noun
uk/laɪn/us/laɪn/
a long, thin mark on the surface ...
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(Definition ofrailwayandlinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofrailway line
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But later, the textile mills came up to the right of therailwayline.
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Prisoners tried to drink the water in swamps along therailwayline, dipping strips of cloth torn off shirts.
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Along its south perimeter, a field path continues towards therailwaylineon the western edge of the site.
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This area consists of a narrow belt extending northwards along therailwayline.
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However, the railway remained a major consumer of timber and fuel, so much so that much of the landscape along therailwaylinewas observed to be fairly denuded.
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Although one should not minimize the physical effect of telegraph wires strung across the landscape, it is still considerably less than the effect of laying arailwayline.
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The monument is placed at the northern edge of the park at its highest point, overlooking therailwayline, the river valley and the town beyond.
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The use of a road, or later arailwayline, to reproduce the experience of approaching a location is a common visual conceit within many townscapes and topographical views.
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Beeching proposes to take away 30 miles ofrailwayline, and on balance we lose twice as many jobs as we gain.
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This is the only thing that a passenger is really concerned with—how to get from one place to another if therailwaylineis closed.
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For instance, people think there must be arailwaylineto every village.
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There were instances when therailwaylinewas deliberately put into a tunnel quite unnecessarily in order to avoid disturbing game coveys.
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We are all anxious about the risk that considerable lengths ofrailwaylinein country areas may be closed entirely.
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It is a massive complex: 243 miles ofrailwayline, 106 miles of which is in tunnels.
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I like to claim the heritage and tourism at both ends of therailwayline.
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We have inadequate bus services; arailwaylineruns through the town, but there is no passenger service.
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I say "new", but the idea of therailwaylineis not new.
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Therefore, it cannot apply if the amount of traffic on a road or arailwaylineincreases.
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One cannot build an undergroundrailwaylinewithout disturbance.
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