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els

noun

plural of el

as in elevated railroads

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The initiative, according to details shared first with Semafor, will allow state-level transportation agencies and railroads to lease out land alongside roads and tracks to private sector companies to develop new infrastructure.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The story of Colorado’s railroads doesn’t end in the Royal Gorge.

— Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of railroads

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Finch argues that because kudzu is most aggressive along roads, railways, and forest edges, the vine has become hyper-visible in the age of the automobile.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026
Those facilities provide drydocks, shiplifts, railways and pier-side support for Navy and government vessels.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of railways

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Contributing factors to that could be a low number of axles, like with a solo locomotive, contaminants on the rails, or rust and other conditions that cause poor wheel-to-rail connections, according to the bulletin.

— Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
The continuous rails bend so imperceptibly that passengers feel nothing more than a smooth, butter-like glide across the water.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of rails

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Nepal’s Department of Roads says at least 19 motorable bridges and around 40 kilometers of roads have also been damaged or washed away.

— Milad Haghani, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Rescue efforts, still in their first stages, have been hampered by the fact that the floodwaters have washed away entire roads.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

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