Plural of railway
regular plural
The plural of railway is railways.
Forms of railway
| Singular | railway /ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | railways /ˈɹeɪlˌweɪz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Railways in a sentence
- His interest in railways is not the quality that marks Pearson out.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, pages 14–15
- Given the stalled electrification of England's railways, notably the Midland Main Line, he has a point.2026 March 18, Christian Wolmar, “Wales sets example with long-term rail strategy”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 42. From the entry against the grain
- So what is it that makes SBB (Swiss national railways) tick?2025 October 15, Vitali Vitaliev, “The recipe for Swiss bliss”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 68. From the entry incorporate
- Anyway, I took it as a sign that (just possibly) that railways are on the right track.2024 August 7, Christian Wolmar, “Labour in a hurry to implement changes on the railway”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 43. From the entry on the right track
- But what unites many of these rural railways is that they are shadows of their former selves.2024 August 21, Richard Foster, “Cultivating the growth in leisure travel”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 37. From the entry shadow of one's former self
Meaning of railway
- noun A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
- noun A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.
Questions about the plural of railway
- What is the plural of railway?
- The plural of railway is railways.
- Is railway countable?
- Railway is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: railway (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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