railway line
Buckingham
roadmaster
station agent
stationmaster
TOC
trainmaster
train dispatcher
yardmaster
AAR
USRA
railroader
engine driver
locomotive engineer
engineer
railroad engineer
cinder dick
slow train
Collis Potter Huntington
Huntington
signalmaster
Henry Villard
Villard
Craig
Durham
carbuilder
Wallace
Bridge
Bridges
railroad
George
Bridgen
Midland
basher
pointsperson
Transportation Secretary
Secretary of Transportation
bobby
metals
footplate man
James Jerome Hill
James J. Hill
railway man
Hill
railwayman
pointsman
J. J. Hill
trainman
Katy
stationmistress
railroad man
NR
bull
sectionman
Trevithick
Richard Trevithick
motor car
railroading
Taylor
fireman
Darlington
Carr
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
gangman
trainhopper
Rider
rail
switchtender
Edward Henry Harriman
Kenna
iron horse
Nash
signalman
railroadiana
Leland Stanford
motorman
supply officer
tail
Stanford
contact shoe
Loree
gandy dancer
gricer
sleeper
Ashley
railfanning
travelling post office
underground railway
railway sleeper
joint line
railway line
roadmaster
station agent
stationmaster
TOC
trainmaster
train dispatcher
yardmaster
railroader
engine driver
locomotive engineer
engineer
railroad engineer
cinder dick
slow train
Collis Potter Huntington
Huntington
signalmaster
Henry Villard
Villard
carbuilder
basher
pointsperson
Transportation Secretary
Secretary of Transportation
bobby
metals
footplate man
James Jerome Hill
James J. Hill
railway man
Hill
railwayman
pointsman
J. J. Hill
trainman
stationmistress
railroad man
bull
sectionman
Trevithick
Richard Trevithick
motor car
railroading
fireman
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
gangman
trainhopper
rail
switchtender
Edward Henry Harriman
iron horse
signalman
railroadiana
Leland Stanford
motorman
supply officer
tail
Stanford
contact shoe
gandy dancer
gricer
sleeper
railfanning
travelling post office
underground railway
railway sleeper
joint line
railroad
noun
- An organization that runs a railroad.
- A group of railway tracks running parallel, allowing one track to be used for each direction (a double-track railway line), or allowing segregation of fast trains from stopping trains (a four-track railway line).
- A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs.
name
- An unincorporated community in Colorado, United States, named after a railroad official.
- A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
- A former city in Texas, United States, now part of Richardson, Texas.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Buckingham County, Virginia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place name.
- A census-designated place in Florida, United States.
- A dukedom in the English peerage.
- A village in Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Iowa, United States, named after Buckingham County, VA.
- A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
- The Buckingham Palace.
noun
- United States railroad executive who built the western section of the first United States transcontinental railroad (1821-1900)
- United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea
- American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796)
- a city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha
name
- An unincorporated community in California; named for a railroad official.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- An unincorporated community in Ohio.
- A township in Switzerland County, Indiana.
- An Irish surname of Hiberno-Norman origin, an anglicization of de Craig, de Creag (“of the crag”).
- A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from Scottish Gaelic creag, originally meaning someone who lived near a crag.
- An unincorporated community in Montana.
- A river in Alaska, United States and British Columbia, Canada; named for engineer John Davidson Craig.
- A city in Alaska; named for early settler and fishmonger Craig Miller.
- An Irish surname, a variant anglicization of de Carraig (Carrick).
- An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
- A township and village therein, in Burt County, Nebraska; named for early settler William Stewart Craig.
- A city in Missouri; named for lawyer and politician James Craig.
- A city, the county seat of Moffat County, Colorado; named for financier Rev. William Bayard Craig.
- A city in Iowa.
- A ghost town in Modoc County, California; named for postmaster Robert A. Craig.
name
- An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
- The Regional Municipality of Durham, a regional municipality east of Toronto, Ontario.
- A town in Connecticut; named for the city in England.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- A community in West Grey, Grey County, Ontario.
- A census-designated place in Butte County, California; named for California politician W. W. Durham.
- A city in and the county town of County Durham, England.
- A town in New York; named for the town in Connecticut.
- A community in Nova Scotia; named for Lord Durham, Governor General of Canada.
- A city, the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina; named for landowner Bartlett S. Durham.
- An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
- Durham County Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of County Durham except Darlington, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees.
- A town in New Hampshire.
- An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for postmaster Doris Durham Morris.
- A town in Maine; named for County Durham, England.
- A city in Oregon; named for pioneer and Oregon Territory legislator Alberto Alonzo Durham.
- An outback town in Queensland, Australia.
- A city in Kansas; named for the breed of cattle.
- County Durham (a county in the Northeast of England)
- An English habitational surname from Old English from the city in England.
- An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for Durham Coal and Coke Company.
noun
name
- An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for a railroad official.
- A census-designated place in South Carolina.
- A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California; named for surveyor John Wallace.
- A village in Nebraska.
- A city in Kansas; named for the nearby Fort Wallace.
- A town in Indiana; named for Indiana governor David Wallace.
- A community in Ontario.
- A community in Nova Scotia; named for William Wallace.
- A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.
- A town in Victoria, Australia.
- A census-designated place in Louisiana.
- A city, the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho; named for founder Col. William R. Wallace.
- A town in South Dakota; named for the original owner of the town site.
- A town in North Carolina.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
name
- An occupational surname for a bridgekeeper
- A habitational surname for someone living near a bridge or at a location called Bridge or Bridges
- A toponymic surname for someone from Bruges
- A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1854). Recorded as Brige in 1086 (DB), from Old English brycg.
- An unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States, named for a river bridge.
name
- An occupational surname for a bridgekeeper
- An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio, United States.
- A rural locality in the Sunshine Coast region, Queensland, Australia.
- A habitational surname for someone living near a bridge or at a location called Bridge or Bridges
- A toponymic surname for someone from Bruges
- A small suburb in Luxulyan parish, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SX0458).
- A hamlet in Ratlinghope parish, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SO3996).
verb
- To operate a railroad.
- To work for a railroad.
- To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.
- To force characters to complete a task before allowing the plot to continue.
- To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.
- To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.
- To travel by railroad.
- To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
- To transport via railroad.
- To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.
noun
- A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
- The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
- A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.
- A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assets
name
- A city in Iowa; named for the son of a railroad official.
- A French surname originating as a patronymic.
- A town in Western Cape, South Africa; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
- A German surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Georg.
- A city in Washington; named for George Washington, 1st president of the United States.
- An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
- A ghost town in Missouri; named for postmaster Stephen H. George.
- A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Seoirse.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek
- The autopilot of an aircraft.
- A diminutive of the female given names Georgina or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
noun
name
- A former railway company in England, the Midland Railway.
- An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Wright Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States.
- A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- A town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
- A ghost town in Riverside County, California.
- The English Midlands.
- A town in Allegany County, Maryland.
- A town in Sebastian County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
- A town in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
- A village in Clinton County, Ohio.
- A rural small town in Haakon County, South Dakota.
- A city, the county seat of Midland County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fauquier County, Virginia.
- A census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington.
- A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- A borough of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
- The loosely-defined region of the United States that is between the North and the South, where Midland American English is spoken.
- A city, the county seat of Midland County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Muscogee County, Georgia.
adj
noun
- Specifically, a policeman employed in a railroad yard.
- A policeman.
- The central portion of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
- Any adult male bovine.
- Beef.
- Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
- An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants, camels and seals.
- A man who has sex with another man's wife or girlfriend with the consent of both.
- An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
- A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.
- An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
- A lie.
- Nonsense.
- An elderly lesbian.
- A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.
- A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.
- A large, strong man.
- A man or boy (derived from the Philadelphia English pronunciation of “boy”, which is practically a homophone of “bull”)
adj
- Large and strong, like a bull.
- Adult male.
- Stupid.
- Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear).
verb
noun
name
- A city in Texas; named for railroad official Edward Moses Taylor.
- An unincorporated community in Beckham County, Oklahoma; named for postmaster Jeremiah H. Taylor.
- A city in North Dakota; named for railroad official David R. Taylor.
- A town in British Columbia, Canada; named for trapper Herbert Taylor.
- A surname from Irish [in turn originating as an occupation], an anglicization of Táilliúir (“tailor”).
- A town in Arizona; named for John Taylor, 3rd President of the LDS Church.
- A suburb of Canberra, Australia; named for architect Florence Mary Taylor.
- An unincorporated community in Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Maryland.
- An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a tailor.
- An unincorporated community in Cotton County, Oklahoma; named for local merchant John Taylor.
- A village in Wisconsin.
- A city in Michigan; named for Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States.
- A census-designated place in Wyoming.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- A ghost town in Washington.
- A borough of Pennsylvania.
- A town in Mississippi; named for early settler John Taylor.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
- A village, the county seat of Loup County, Nebraska; named for early settler Ed Taylor.
- A city in Arkansas.
- A town in New York; named for Zachary Taylor.
- A town in Alabama; named for an early settler family.
noun
- An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
- A safety inspector in coal mines.
- Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
- A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).
- A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.
name
- A village in Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
- A town in Indiana; named for the town in England.
- A city, the county seat of Darlington County, South Carolina.
- A unitary authority, the Borough of Darlington, in County Durham which includes the town.
- A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia; named for the town in England.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, which surrounds the city.
- A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- A town in Victoria.
- A large market town in County Durham, England.
- A borough of Pennsylvania; named for S. P. Darlington, a merchant from Pittsburgh.
- A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Wisconsin; named for landowner Joshua Darling.
- A suburb of Sydney in New South Wales; named for either Richard Darling or William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
noun
name
- An unincorporated community in Colorado; named for railroad official Robert E. Carr.
- A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Carra, Ó Cairre.
- A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, a variant of Kerr.
- An Irish surname, a variant of Kilcar.
- A river in West Greenwich, Rhode Island; flowing 6 km from Carr Pond to the Big River.
- An unincorporated community in North Carolina.
- A northern English habitational surname from Old Norse derived from Old Norse kjarr (“brushwood”).
noun
- short for railway
- a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
- any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
verb
name
- An unincorporated community in New Mexico; named for railroad official E. D. Kenna.
- A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Cionaodha (Kinney).
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States; named for senator John E. Kenna.
- A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant anglicization of Mac Cionaodha (McKenna).
- A female given name from Scottish Gaelic, masculine equivalent Kenneth.
name
- A city in Texas; named for railroad executive Martin Manny Nash.
- An English habitational surname from Middle English from the places in England.
- A village and community in Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST3483).
- A village in Gilan, Iran.
- A census-designated place in North Dakota; named for the Nash brothers, early settlers.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern America usage
- A habitational surname from Irish of Anglo-Norman origin, an anglicization of Irish de Nais or de Nás, both from the English surname.
- A village in Buckinghamshire, England.
- A village in Shropshire, England.
- A town in Oklahoma.
noun
noun
noun
- A train or company of attendants; a retinue.
- All the last terms of a sequence, from some term on.
- A downy or feathery appendage of certain achens, formed of the permanent elongated style.
- Sexual intercourse.
- Synonym of pigtail (“a short length of twisted electrical wire”)
- The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.
- A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; called also tailing.
- The part of a distribution most distant from the mode; as, a long tail.
- A filamentous projection on the tornal section of each hind wing of certain butterflies.
- Limitation of inheritance to certain heirs.
- One of the strips at the end of a bandage formed by splitting the bandage one or more times.
- The feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird.
- The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.
- The penis of a person or animal.
- A tailing.
- The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
- The distal tendon of a muscle.
- The bottom or lower portion of a member or part such as a slate or tile.
- One who surreptitiously follows another.
- The tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.
- The part of a note which runs perpendicularly upward or downward from the head; the stem.
- The lower order of batsmen in the batting order, usually specialist bowlers.
- The lower loop of the letters in the Roman alphabet, as in g, q or y.
- The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage.
- The stern; the back of the kayak.
- The buttocks or backside.
- An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- The visible stream of dust and gases blown from a comet by the solar wind.
- A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything.
- The latter part of a time period or event, or (collectively) persons or objects represented in this part.
adj
verb
- To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
- To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
- To follow and observe surreptitiously.
- To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
- To pull or draw by the tail.
noun
- A railroad tie.
- A goby-like bottom-feeding freshwater fish of the family Odontobutidae.
- A type of pajama for a person, especially a child, that covers the whole body, including the feet.
- A sleeper hold.
- A heavy floor timber in a ship's bottom.
- A nurse shark (family Ginglymostomatidae).
- That which lies dormant, as a law.
- A sedative.
- A bet placed on the gambling table and then forgotten about by the gambler.
- An automobile which has been internally modified to excess, while retaining a mostly stock appearance in order to fool opponents in a drag race, or to avoid the attention of the police.
- A small starter earring, worn to prevent a piercing from closing.
- Someone who sleeps.
- Something that achieves unexpected success after an interval of time.
- A structural beam in a floor running perpendicular to both the joists beneath and floorboards above.
- A spy, saboteur, or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.
- A railway sleeping car.
- The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.
verb
name
- A city in Illinois; named for railroad official Col. L. W. Ashley.
- A town in Indiana.
- A village in Michigan.
- A village in Ohio; named for Col. L. W. Ashley.
- A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ7784).
- A village in Gloucestershire.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for the local Ash family.
- A village in New Forest district, Hampshire.
- An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
- A locality in New South Wales, Australia; named for one of the settlements in England.
- A village in Staffordshire.
- A census-designated place in Missouri; named for the state's first lieutenant governor, William Henry Ashley.
- A village in Wiltshire.
- A borough of Pennsylvania.
- A village in Cambridgeshire.
- A hamlet in East Hampshire district, Hampshire.
- A female given name transferred from the surname.
- A village in Test Valley district, Hampshire.
- A surname from Old English derived from the places in England.
- A hamlet in Kent.
- A village in Northamptonshire.
- A city, the county seat of McIntosh County, North Dakota; named for railroad official Ashley E. Morrow.
noun
English words for 'named for a railroad official.'
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