Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A platform hinged to a wharf, and forming a bridge from the wharf to the deck of a ferry-boat.

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  • noun A railway.

Etymologies

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train +‎ way

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Examples

  • Closer inspection shows there were once four stories to it, but it is now badly demolished, and the trainway has cut through one side, damaging the effect.

    Six Months in Mexico 1888

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