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monorail

[ mon-uh-reyl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

monorail

/ ˈmɒnəʊˌreɪl /

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

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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