Trans-Siberian Railroad

[ trans-sahy-beer-ee-uhn, trans- ]

noun

1. a railroad traversing Siberia, from Chelyabinsk in the Ural Mountains to Vladivostok: constructed by the Russian government 1891–1916. over 4,000 miles (6,440 km) long.

Example Sentences

The work done on the Trans-Siberian Railroad by the woman engineer has given better satisfaction than any of the other work.

From Project Gutenberg

Harbin is on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, and was the original hotbed of the disease.

From Project Gutenberg