railway line
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
Types & categories
- line hypernym
- cable railway hyponym
- cog railway hyponym
- elevated railway hyponym
- metro hyponym
- monorail hyponym
- rail hyponym
- scenic railway hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
Types & categories
- road hypernym
- branch line hyponym
- trunk line hyponym
Parts & wholes
- railroad bed part meronym
- railroad track part meronym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | railroad |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | railroad |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | line |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cable railway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cog railway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | elevated railway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | metro |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | monorail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scenic railway |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | railroad bed |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | railroad track |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | road |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | branch line |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | trunk line |