— railwayed , adj. — railwayless , adj.
/rayl"way'/ , n.
1. a rail line with lighter-weight equipment and roadbed than a main-line railroad.
2. a railroad, esp. one operating over relatively short distances.
3. Also called trackway . any line or lines of rails forming a road of flanged-wheel equipment.
4. Chiefly Brit. railroad.
[ 1770-80; RAIL 1 + WAY 1 ]