railcard

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noun

A card allowing reduced fares for travelling by train.

OriginEnglish card ← Middle English carde ← Old French carte →
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Meanings

nounrailcard (plural railcards)

plural railcards

  1. rail transportA card allowing reduced fares for travelling by train.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃réǵeti
  3. Proto-Italic*regō
  4. Latinregō
  5. Latinrēgula
  6. Proto-West Germanic*regulu
  7. Old Englishregol
  8. Latinrēgula
  9. Old Frenchreille
  10. Middle Englishrail
  11. Englishrail
  12. Ancient Greekχάρτης (khártēs)
  13. Latincharta
  14. Old Frenchcarte
  15. Middle Englishcarde
  16. Englishcard
  17. Englishrailcard

From rail + card.

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APA

railcard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railcard

MLA

“railcard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railcard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “railcard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railcard.

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