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railroadings

railroadings is the plural of railroading.

Meaning of railroading

Noun

railroading (usually uncountable, plural railroadings)

  1. (US, usually) The operation of a railroad.
    • The recommendations of the Air Brake Association and the rules of the other railroads cited in this report differ in some respects, but the underlying intent of all is the common desire to prevent the most feared event in railroading - the irrevocable loss of control of trains descending mountain...1981 August 18, National Transportation Safety Board, “Adequacy of Current UP Air Brake Rules and Instructions”, in Railroad Accident Report: Rear-End Collision of Union Pacific Railroad Company...
  2. (US, usually) The class of people, equipment, terminology, and lore pertaining to railroads.
  3. (figuratively, usually) A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.
    • Some at City Hall are perturbed that delivering the superhighway and other cycling schemes is becoming a “railroading” exercise.2014 September 18, Dave Hill, “Boris Johnson's cycling vision. A political railroading exercise?”, in The Guardian

Questions about railroadings

What is railroadings the plural of?
Railroadings is the plural of railroading.

Words near railroadings in the dictionary

  1. railroaded
  2. railroader
  3. railroaders
  4. railroadiana
  5. railroading
  6. railroadings
  7. railroadish
  8. railroads
  9. rails
  10. rails out
  11. Railsback

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