GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, THE

Meaning of GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, THE in English

ˌGreat Western ˈRailway, the BrE AmE

a British railway built by Isambard Kingdom ↑ Brunel and opened in 1841 to connect London and Bristol

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RAILWAY — [A] n railway
Interlingua English vocab
WESTERN — I Genre of novels and short stories, motion pictures, and television and radio shows set in the American West, usually …
Английский словарь Британика
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
GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
WESTERN — I. ˈwestə(r)n, - R also -t ə n adjective Etymology: Middle English westeren, westerne, from Old English westerne; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
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
WESTERN — (a.) Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze.
Английский словарь Webster
WESTERN — (a.) Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of …
Английский словарь Webster
WESTERN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WESTERN — ( a. ) Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WESTERN — /wes"teuhrn/ , adj. 1. lying toward or situated in the west: our company's western office. 2. directed or proceeding toward …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WESTERN — I. ˈwes-tərn adjective Etymology: Middle English westerne, from Old English; akin to Old High German westrōni western, Old English west …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WESTERN — adj moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze. …
Webster English vocab
RAILWAY — noun a road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted …
Webster English vocab
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
Webster English vocab
WESTERN — [west.ern] adj [ME westerne, fr. OE; akin to OHG westroni western, OE west] (bef. 12c) 1 a: coming from the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WESTERN — a genre of novels and short stories, motion pictures, and television and radio shows that are set in the American …
Britannica English vocabulary
WESTERN — western, W~ BrE AmE ˈwest ə n AmE - ə rn ▷ western|s z ▶ ˌ Western Au ˈ stralia …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAILWAY — railway BrE AmE ˈreɪ ə l weɪ ▷ railway|s z ▶ ˈ railway ˌ station BrE AmE ▶ ˈ railway …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WESTERN — / ˈwestən; NAmE -ərn/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] ( abbr. W ) (also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAILWAY — / ˈreɪlweɪ; NAmE / ( BrE ) ( NAmE rail·road ) noun 1. ( BrE also ˈrailway line ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WESTERN — I. west ‧ ern 1 S2 W2 BrE AmE , Western /ˈwestən $ -ərn/ adjective ( written abbreviation W ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WESTERN — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or in the west; inhabiting the west. 2 lying or directed towards the west. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
WESTERN — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or in the west; inhabiting the west. 2 lying or directed towards the west. …
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. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WESTERN — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or in the west; inhabiting the west. 2 lying or directed towards the west. …
Oxford English vocab
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
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Oxford English vocab
WESTERN — also Western ( westerns) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Western means …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
WESTERN — n. Western Isles Western Samoa Western Bug River Chicago and North Western Transportation Co. country and western Ghats Eastern and …
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
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
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
WESTERN — Synonyms and related words : 3-D, Cinemascope, Cinerama, Marchen, Technicolor, Western story, Westerner, adventure story, allegory, animated cartoon, apologue, bedtime …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAILWAY — ( BrE ) ( AmE railroad ) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mainline ( esp. BrE ) ▪ high-speed ▪ disused ( …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WESTERN — n a book or film that tells a story about cowboys in the Wild West . Westerns involve guns, horses …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture 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
GREAT — adj. 1 big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant, grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast, tremendous; spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, …
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
GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) great blot great masses of population great talker …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WESTERN — western.ogg 1. ʹwestən n (часто Western) 1. = westerner 2. вестерн ( ковбойский фильм ); ковбойский роман и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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
GREAT — great.ogg 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. …
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
WESTERN — western прил.1) западный; относящийся к западу the commonwealth of Western nations — содружество западных государств in the contemporary western world …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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