PACIFIC RAILWAY ACT

Meaning of PACIFIC RAILWAY ACT in English

law enacted in 1862 which created the Union Pacific Railroad Company and authorized the building of a railroad to connect the western and eastern United States (U.S. History)

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

RAILWAY — [A] n railway
Interlingua English vocab
PACIFIC — adj pacific (1. tending to make peace; 2. loving peace; 3. peaceful)
Interlingua English vocab
PACIFIC — adjective see: pact Date: circa 1548 1. tending to lessen conflict ; conciliatory, rejecting the use of force as an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAILWAY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Canadian National Railway Co. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co. {{link=Grand Trunk Railway">Grand Trunk Railway …
Английский словарь Британика
PACIFIC — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Pacific Security Treaty Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. Central Pacific Railroad Pacific Coast Ranges East …
Английский словарь Британика
ACT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Ballot Act British North America Act Canada Act Constitution Act Civil Rights Act of …
Английский словарь Британика
ACT — I. ˈakt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English acte, partly from Latin actus doing, driving, performance, recital, part of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAILWAY — ˈrā(ə)lˌwā sometimes ˈrāu̇ˌ or ˈreu̇ˌ- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: rail (II) + way 1. : a runway or track …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PACIFIC — pəˈsifik, -fēk adjective Etymology: Middle French pacifique, from Latin pacificus, from pac-, pax peace + -i- + -ficus -fic — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PACIFIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome; …
Английский словарь Webster
PACIFIC — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PACIFIC — /peuh sif"ik/ , adj. 1. tending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory: pacific overtures. 2. not warlike; peaceable; mild: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACT — /akt/ , n. 1. anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. 2. the process …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PACIFIC — adj. of the Pacific ocean
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PACIFIC — n. Pacific Ocean
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ACT — I. ˈakt noun Etymology: Middle English, partly from Latin actus doing, act, from agere to drive, do; partly from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PACIFIC — adjective Etymology: Middle English pacifique, from Latin pacificus, from pac-, pax peace + -i- + -ficus -fic — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAILWAY — noun a road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted …
Webster English vocab
PACIFIC — adj of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome; …
Webster English vocab
ACT — vi to perform on the stage; to represent a character. 2. act ·vt to feign or counterfeit; to simulate. 3. …
Webster English vocab
PACIFIC — ■ adjective 1》 peaceful in character or intent. 2》 ( Pacific ) relating to the Pacific Ocean. ■ noun ( …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PACIFIC — [pa.cif.ic] adj [ME pacifique, fr. L pacificus, fr. pac-, pax peace + -i- + -ficus -fic--more at pact] (ca. 1548) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAILWAY — railway BrE AmE ˈreɪ ə l weɪ ▷ railway|s z ▶ ˈ railway ˌ station BrE AmE ▶ ˈ railway …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PACIFIC — pacific, P\~ BrE AmE pə ˈsɪf ɪk ▷ pacific|ally ə l‿i ▶ Pa ˌ cific ˌ North ˈ west BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAILWAY — / ˈreɪlweɪ; NAmE / ( BrE ) ( NAmE rail·road ) noun 1. ( BrE also ˈrailway line ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACT — / ækt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH THAT SB DOES 1. [ C ] a particular thing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAILWAY — rail ‧ way S2 W2 /ˈreɪlweɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English a system of tracks along which trains run, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ACT — I. act 1 S1 W1 /ækt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ act , ↑ action ≠ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PACIFIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1 characterized by or tending to peace; tranquil. 2 (Pacific) of or adjoining the Pacific. --n. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACT — n. & v. --n. 1 something done; a deed; an action. 2 the process of doing something (caught in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAILWAY — n. 1 a track or set of tracks made of steel rails upon which goods trucks and passenger trains run. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PACIFIC — adj. & n. adj. 1 characterized by or tending to peace; tranquil. 2 (Pacific) of or adjoining the Pacific. n. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ACT — n. & v. n. 1 something done; a deed; an action. 2 the process of doing something (caught in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAILWAY — n.1 a track or set of tracks made of steel rails upon which goods trucks and passenger trains run. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
PACIFIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1. characterized by or tending to peace; tranquil. 2 (Pacific) of or adjoining the Pacific. --n. …
Oxford English vocab
ACT — n. & v. n. 1. something done; a deed; an action. 2 the process of doing something (caught in the …
Oxford English vocab
RAILWAY — ( railways) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A railway is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PACIFIC — 1. The Pacific or the Pacific Ocean is a very large sea to the west of North and South America, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PACIFIC — A pacific person, country, or course of action is peaceful or has the aim of bringing about peace. ( FORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACT — ( acts, acting, acted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAILWAY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rail/railway tunnel ▪ the 15km long Gotthard railway tunnel a railway bridge British English …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PACIFIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES eastern/western/Pacific etc seaboard ▪ the eastern seaboard of the US sail the Pacific/the Atlantic etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAILWAY — US usually railroad [noun] [C] - a metal track on which trains run, or the whole system of such tracks, …
Cambridge English vocab
PACIFIC — [adjective]The new government appears to have more pacific views (= to desire peace more) than the previous one.The rebels' pacific …
Cambridge English vocab
ACT — n. sacramental act Ballot Act British North America Act Canada Act Constitution Act Civil Rights Act of 1964 Constitutional Act …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAILWAY — n. Canadian National Railway Co. Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co. Grand Trunk Railway Great Northern Railway …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PACIFIC — adj. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Pacific Security Treaty Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. Central Pacific Railroad Pacific Coast Ranges East Pacific …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAILWAY — Synonyms and related words : L, branch, cable railway, cog railway, el, electric railway, elevated, elevated railway, embankment, feeder, feeder …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAILWAY — ( BrE ) ( AmE railroad ) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mainline ( esp. BrE ) ▪ high-speed ▪ disused ( …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PACIFIC — adj. 25B6; adjective a pacific community : PEACE-LOVING, peaceable, pacifist, non-violent, non-aggressive, non-belligerent. their pacific intentions : CONCILIATORY, peacemaking, placatory, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ACT — n. 25B6; verb the Government must act to remedy the situation : TAKE ACTION, take steps, take measures, move, react. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAILWAY — n. train, rail, rolling-stock, Archaic iron horse, US railroad Railway service could be improved on some suburban lines Diamond Jim …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RAILWAY — 1. сущ. железная дорога; железнодорожный путь to manage, run, operate a railway ≈ управлять железной дорогой cog railway ≈ фуникулер …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PACIFIC — 1. прил. 1) мирный, миролюбивый; примирительный pacific disposition ≈ миролюбивый характер The rebels' pacific gestures have met with little response …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACT — ╜ Occupational Safety and Health Act Outer Continental Shelf Land Act Act: Community ~ Закон о Европейском экономическом сообществе Act: …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAILWAY — railway.ogg ʹreılweı n 1. железная дорога; железнодорожный путь railway guide - железнодорожный путеводитель railway time-table - расписание (движения) поездов railway …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PACIFIC — pacific.ogg pəʹsıfık a 1. мирный; миролюбивый 2. спокойный, тихий the Pacific Ocean - Тихий океан 3. (Pacific) тихоокеанский Pacific sloper …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ACT — act.ogg 1. ækt n 1. дело; поступок act of kindness - доброе дело act of cruelty - жестокий поступок; проявление …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAILWAY — железная дорога ( см. тж. railroad ) - belt-line railway - branch railway - broken-stone ballast railway - broken-stone railway …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RAILWAY — железная дорога (см. тж. railroad) - belt-line railway - branch railway - broken-stone ballast railway - broken-stone railway - circular railway - coal-hauling railway - commuter railway - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RAILWAY — железная дорога, железнодорожный railway inspection car — тех. дрезина railway memorandum bill — дорожная ведомость railway operating rules — ж.-д. правила технической эксплуатации …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed

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