B1
rail vs railroad vs railway
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| railnoun/reɪl/ | Meaning the railway system as a way of traveling; also a bar that you hold or hang things on | Goes with by rail | Example Traveling by rail from Hanoi to Da Nang takes about sixteen hours. |
| railroadnoun/ˈreɪl.roʊd/ | Meaning a track of steel rails for trains, or the system and company that run trains (American English) | Goes with railroad track | Example My grandfather worked on the railroad for forty years. |
| railwaynoun/ˈreɪl.weɪ/ | Meaning a track that trains run on, or the whole system of trains in a country | Goes with railway station | Example The government wants to build a high-speed railway in the next twenty years. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
The company raised ticket prices.