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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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