線路
English translation: track
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| 09:11 Nov 13, 2017 |
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|  Selected response from: David Gibney Ireland | ||||||
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| 3 +3 | Railroad/US or Railway/UK |
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| 3 | track |
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| 3 | railway |
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5 mins confidence: 
track Explanation: I'd go with just "track" unless it's specifically for trains. Also, I think "Track Construction Department" sounds fine but adding "railway" makes it a bit long-winded. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2017-11-13 10:55:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Permanent way" is not commonly used. |
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2 hrs confidence:
railway Explanation: Railwayだけで railway track の意味があるので、例えば鉄道建設なら railway construction で良いと思います。 http://www.jrtt.go.jp/11English/English-index.html http://www.jrtt.go.jp/ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/railway (Railway は主にイギリス系の英語で、railroad はアメリカ系です。） |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3Railroad/US or Railway/UK Explanation: Based on the following websites, Railroad is commonly used in US and Railway in commonly used UK. However, Track is also correct. Example sentence(s):
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