Definition of Railroad

Radium

RAILROAD noun

	The chief of many mechanical devices enabling us to get away from where we are to wher we are no better off. For this purpose the railroad is held in highest favor by the optimist, for it permits him to make the transit with great expedition.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Ramshackle

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