railroad track

Noun
  1. A line of track providing a runway for wheels (synset 104055187)
    "he walked along the railroad track"
    is a type of: track - a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
    subtypes:
    • broad gauge - a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches
    • gantlet - the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times
    • narrow gauge - a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches
    • railroad siding, sidetrack, siding, turnout - a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
    • standard gauge - railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches
    • switch - railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
    has:
    • crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper, tie - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
    • rail, rails, runway, track - a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
    is a part of: line, rail line, railway line - the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
    same as: railroad, railway

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