1. The activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads
   "The country invested in railroading to modernize its transportation system";
   - rail technology

1. [N. Amer] Transport by railroad
   "The company railroaded goods across the country"
    
2. [N. Amer] Supply with railroad lines
   "railroad the West"
    
3. Compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
   "They railroaded him to make dinner for everyone";
   - dragoon, sandbag
    
4. Force a measure (law, agreement, etc.) through quickly, without time for consultation
   "The bill was railroaded through the state legislature due to the influence of some very wealthy sponsors"

Derived forms: railroadings

Type of: coerce, force, furnish, hale [archaic], offer, pressure, provide, render, send, ship, squeeze, supply, tech [informal], technology, transport

Encyclopedia: Railroading