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railwaywomen

railwaywomen is the plural of railwaywoman.

Meaning of railwaywoman

Noun

railwaywoman (plural railwaywomen)

  1. A woman who works on a railway.
    • Some 100,000 railwaymen have been released to join the fighting forces, 90,000 are training as Home Guards in addition to their railway work, 170,000 members of the railway staffs have been fully trained in A.R.P. duties, and 100,000 railwaywomen are now employed.1943 March-April, John R. Hind, “The British Railways at War”, in Railway Magazine, page 95
    Synonyms:
    railwoman

Questions about railwaywomen

What is railwaywomen the plural of?
Railwaywomen is the plural of railwaywoman.

Words near railwaywomen in the dictionary

  1. railwaylike
  2. railwayman
  3. railwaymen
  4. railways
  5. railwaywoman
  6. railwaywomen
  7. railwoman
  8. railwomen
  9. railworker
  10. railworkers
  11. railworks

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