raillaying
nounUK /ˈreɪlˌleɪɪŋ/
US /ˈreɪlˌleɪɪŋ/
The job of putting down the metal tracks that trains run on.
The crew finished raillaying before the first train arrived.
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2. The work of setting rails in place for a mine cart system.
Raillaying in the mine took weeks of hard labor.
3. A stage in building a railway line where rails are fixed to the ground.
After grading the land, raillaying began along the valley.
4. The activity or trade of workers who install railroad tracks.
He learned raillaying from his father and worked on many lines.