ferroviaire
railway, rail
adjective feh-ro-VYEHR Rare
Origin: French fer ('iron') + voie ('way/track')
Usage Note
Ferroviaire is the standard adjective for anything relating to the rail network — le réseau ferroviaire, une ligne ferroviaire. It is a formal, written-register word rarely used in casual speech, where le train or le rail are preferred instead.
Examples
"Le réseau ferroviaire est très développé en France."
Natural Translation
The railway network is very well developed in France.
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