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monorail

[ mon-uh-reyl ]

noun

  1. a single rail functioning as a track for wheeled vehicles, as railroad or other cars, balanced upon or suspended from it.
  2. a railroad or other transportation system using such a rail.
  3. a vehicle traveling on such a rail.


monorail

/ ˈmɒnəʊˌreɪl /

noun

  1. a single-rail railway, often elevated and with suspended cars
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of monorail1

First recorded in 1895–1900; mono- + rail 1
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Example Sentences

Most of a monorail could be built within the highway right of way.

The study assumed monorail trains would arrive every six minutes during the morning and evening rush and every 12 minutes off-peak.

His company owns property across the Washington region, he said, but not at any of the proposed monorail stations.

Clustering new homes and jobs around monorail stations would help the area grow in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way, Eisinger said.

Eisinger said he believes a monorail could be built and operated via a public-private partnership with teams of companies financing its construction and operating it in exchange for state payments to cover their debt, costs and a profit.

Before the revolution, he makes a mere monorail for Brisbane.

There is also another type of monorail of overhead construction, the wheels running on the rail from which the car hangs.

A distance away, a hundred feet above the ground level, the shadowy form of what seemed a monorail structure showed for a moment.

The two men turned quickly and disappeared through the door leading to the next monorail car.

Wearily, they drifted with the crowd and stepped on the slidestairs leading down to the monorail platform.

Suddenly the monorail roared out of the tunnel and into brilliant early-morning sun again.

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