/ ˈreɪlrəʊd; NAmE -roʊd/ noun , verb
■ noun
( NAmE ) = railway :
railroad tracks
This town got a lot bigger when the railroad came in the 1860s.
■ verb [ vn ]
1.
railroad sb (into sth / into doing sth) to force sb to do sth before they have had enough time to decide whether or not they want to do it
2.
railroad sth (through / through sth) to make a group of people accept a decision, law, etc. quickly by putting pressure on them :
The bill was railroaded through the House.
3.
( NAmE ) to decide that sb is guilty of a crime, without giving them a fair trial