LEARNit Dictionary

railroad

noun
1
a track with rails on which trains run
راه‌آهن, خط راه‌آهن, خط ریلی
2
a system of tracks, together with the trains that run on them, and the organization and people needed to operate them
راه‌آهن, سیستم حمل‌ونقل ریلی, شبکه ریلی
This town got a lot bigger when the railroad came in the 1860s.
verb
1
to force somebody to do something before they have had enough time to decide whether or not they want to do it
وادار کردن, تحمیل کردن, مجبور کردن
synonym bulldoze
2
to make a group of people accept a decision, law, etc. quickly by putting pressure on them
تحمیل کردن, تصویب سریع تحت فشار, قبولاندن
The bill was railroaded through the House.
The changes were railroaded through.
3
to decide that somebody is guilty of a crime, without giving them a fair trial
بدون دادرسی محکوم کردن, محکوم کردن بدون محاکمه, محاکمه ناعادلانه کردن, بدون دفاع محکوم کردن
He knows he's being railroaded.