trainload, railroaded, gare, train station

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Trainloads Of Migrants Begin Arriving In Germany

Thousands of refugees, mainly escaping conflict in Syria and Iraq, began arriving in Munich after transiting through Austria.

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Interior of Paris-Gare de Lyon in France, one of Paris's six terminus stations.

train station
Meaning #1: terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
Synonyms: railway station, railroad station, railroad terminal, train depot

“I’m not upset that I got railroaded and I had to shut down my business,” said Levison. “I’m upset because we need a Mil-Spec [military grade] cryptographic mail system for the entire planet just to be able to talk to our friends and family without any kind of fear of government surveillance.”

railroad

Line breaks: rail|road

Pronunciation: /ˈreɪlrəʊd /

NOUN

North American term for railway.

VERB

1[WITH OBJECT] INFORMAL Rush or coerce (someone) into doing something:she hesitated, unwilling to be railroaded into a decision

1.1Cause (a measure) to be passed or approved quickly by applying pressure:the Bill had been railroaded through the House

1.2North American Send (someone) to prison without a fair trial:they know I was railroaded and falsely accused

2[NO OBJECT] (usually as noun railroading) North American Travel or work on the railways:the very early days of railroading

trainload

ˈtreɪnləʊd/

noun

1. a number of people or a quantity of a commodity transported by train.