Rail Line (Noun)
Meaning
The road consisting of railroad track and roadbed.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The rail line ran along the outskirts of the city, transporting cargo to the nearby port.
- The company had to petition the state for permission to build a new rail line through the countryside.
- The engineer inspected the rail line after the derailment to determine the cause of the accident.
- The project involved upgrading the rail line with new tracks and signals to increase speed and capacity.
- The town was founded as a small railway stop on the transcontinental rail line, which brought settlers and goods to the area.