rail
Example Sentences
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The crew blow-torched the fasteners and released the cables that held the crane to the ship, while workers on land laid temporary rails across the wharf.
In Sweden, more than 40,000 homes were affected by power outages and numerous rail services were cancelled, Swedish news agency TT reported.
From BBC
World leaders arrived by rail in Kyiv to pledge support for the embattled country.
But Rebecca Paul, Conservative MP for Reigate, said the new rules - introduced to 30 more stations in the South East on 14 December - risked "pricing passengers out of rail altogether".
From BBC
The country has the world's largest rail network -- one-fifth longer than the circumference of the earth.
From Barron's
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