railroad
noun
TRANSPORT US uk/ˈreɪlrəʊd/ us [ C or U ]
a system of tracks that trains travel along:
A potential client turned down the site because it isn't near a railroad.
a railroad car/track/bridge, etc. Downtown is bordered at one end by railroad tracks, the other end by a bayou.
a railroad depot/station
[ C ]
the companies, work, and people involved in transporting people and goods by train:
We understand the railroads need to make a profit.
After dropping out of school, he worked on the railroad.
railroad
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈreɪlrəʊd/ usto force somebody to do or accept something without allowing them to refuse:
railroad sb into doing sth We felt we were being railroaded into accepting a deal.
railroad sb into sth We could be railroaded into a merger.
Unfortunately, this scheme is being railroaded through Westminster under the pretext of immigration control.