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MONORAIL

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mon⋅o⋅rail

  [mon-uh-reyl]
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–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.
Origin:
1895–1900; mono- + rail 1
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mon·o·rail   (mŏn'ə-rāl')   
n.  

  1. A single rail serving as a track for wheeled vehicles traveling on it or suspended from it.

  2. A railway system using a single rail.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

monorail 
1897, coined from mono- + rail (n.1).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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