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Translate railway from English to Dutch

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railway:
- spoorweg; spoorbaan; spoor; baan; rails
Wiktionary:
- railway → spoorweg, spoorwegen
- railway → spoor, spoorweg, ijzerweg
User Contributed Translations for railway:
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Detailed Translations for railway from English to Dutch

railway:

railway [the ~] noun

the railway (tracks; track; railroad; railroad track)

– a line of track providing a runway for wheels ¹
de spoorweg; de spoorbaan; de spoor; de baan; de rails
- spoorweg [de ~ (m)] noun
- spoorbaan [de ~] noun
- spoor [de ~] noun
- baan [de ~ (m)] noun
- rails [de ~] noun, plural

Translation Matrix for railway:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
baan	railroad; railroad track; railway; track; tracks	avenue; carriageway; course; distance; function; installment; instalment; job; journey; path; position; post; reach; road; round; small circle; street; stretch; track; trail; way
rails	railroad; railroad track; railway; track; tracks
spoor	railroad; railroad track; railway; track; tracks	clue; hint; lead; tip
spoorbaan	railroad; railroad track; railway; track; tracks
spoorweg	railroad; railroad track; railway; track; tracks
-	railroad; railroad line; railroad track; railway line; railway system

Related Words for "railway":

railways

Synonyms for "railway":

railroad; railroad line; railway line; railway system; line
railroad track; track

Related Definitions for "railway":

a line of track providing a runway for wheels¹
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight¹

Wiktionary Translations for railway:

railway

noun

track, consisting of parallel rails
- railway → spoorweg
transport system using these rails
- railway → spoorwegen
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- railway → spoorweg

railway

noun

spoorwegen|nld pad dat middels de aanleg van rails en bielzen geschikt gemaakt is voor treinvervoer
- spoorweg → railway

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• railway	→ spoor	↔ Bahn — ein schienengebundenes Verkehrsmittel
• railway	→ spoorweg	↔ Eisenbahn — Verkehrsmittel auf Schienen und dessen Betriebseinrichtungen
• railway	→ spoorweg	↔ chemin de fer — mode de transport guidé dans lequel des convois, les trains, de véhicules, les wagons, circulent sur des voie ferrée constituées de deux files de rails d’acier reposant sur des traverses.
• railway	→ ijzerweg	↔ voie ferrée — ferro\|fr Double file de rails, reliés par des traverses, et sur laquelle circulent des véhicules, notamment des trains.

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