different between railway vs ferroequinology
railway
English
Etymology
rail +? way.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??e?l?we?/
Noun
railway (plural railways)
- (chiefly Britain, Ireland and Commonwealth of Nations) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
- (chiefly Britain, Ireland and Commonwealth of Nations) A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.
Synonyms
- (track): railroad track, railway track, railway line, rails
- (system): (US) railroad, rail
- rwy, RY, Ry., ry (abbreviations)
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- railbuff (railway enthusiast)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.lw?/
Noun
railway m (plural railways)
- (Anglicism) railway
Synonyms
- chemin de fer
railway From the web:
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ferroequinology
English
Etymology
Latin ferrum (“iron”) + Latin equus (“horse”) + English -logy; from iron horse
Noun
ferroequinology (uncountable)
- (humorous, nonstandard) The study of railways in general, but especially locomotives.
- 1993 December 5, J. Alan Septimus, “Re: altitudes (was Re: Engines (Re: Amtrak derails in Boise ...))”, rec.railroad, Usenet
- Anyone interested in Colorado ferroequinology, get yourself a copy of the DeLorme atlas. This shows the alignments of lots of old railroad grades
- 1995 January 30, Glenn Laubaugh, “BRASS KEY”, rec.railroad, pdx.general, and or.general, Usenet
- The BRASS KEY...is the unofficial, unauthorized internet newspaper of ferroequinology (Latin: Study of Iron Horses) in the Pacific Northwest.
- 1995 July 6, Paul Marsh, as quoted by Craig Symington in “Nebraska, Mosquitos, trains and girlfriends....”, bit.listserv.railroad, Usenet
- It has been well-established by the ferroequinology cognoscenti that train whistles cause a serious distubance among mosquitos, making them far less willing to strike their victims.
- 1993 December 5, J. Alan Septimus, “Re: altitudes (was Re: Engines (Re: Amtrak derails in Boise ...))”, rec.railroad, Usenet
Derived terms
- ferroequinologist
References
- Defined in The Aldrich Dictionary of Phobias and Other Word Families (2002)
ferroequinology From the web:
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