monorail

monorail
Synonyms and related words:
Amtrak, L, baggage train, branch, cable railroad, cable railway, choo-choo, cog railroad, cog railway, el, electric, electric railway, electric train, elevated, elevated railway, embankment, express, express train, feeder, feeder line, flier, freight, freight train, freighter, funicular, goods train, gravity-operated railway, horse railway, interurban, junction, light railroad, lightning express, limited, line, local, main line, metro, milk train, parliamentary, parliamentary train, passenger train, rack railway, rack-and-pinion railroad, rack-and-pinion railway, rail, rail line, railroad, railroad train, railway, rattler, roadbed, roadway, rolling stock, shuttle, shuttle train, sidetrack, siding, special, streamliner, street railway, streetcar line, subway, switchback, terminal, terminus, track, train, tram, tramline, trestle, trolley line, trunk, trunk line, tube, turnout, underground, way train

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  • monorail — [ mɔnoraj ] adj. inv. et n. m. • 1884; de mono et rail ♦ Qui n a qu un seul rail, en parlant d un moyen de transport, ou d une voie de roulement. Train monorail sur coussin d air. N. m. Voiture ou dispositif se déplaçant sur un seul rail. Des… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Monorail — (eng.) Монорельс Marge vs. the Monorail двенадцатый эпизод четвёртого сезона мультсериала «Симпсоны». Seattle Center Monorail эстакадная линия монорельса в городе Сиэтл …   Википедия

  • monorail — (n.) 1897, a hybrid coined from MONO (Cf. mono ) + RAIL (Cf. rail) (n.1) …   Etymology dictionary

  • monorail — (izg. mònoreil) m DEFINICIJA jednotračna željeznička pruga za vlakove (ili slično vozilo) s jednim nizom kotača ili za vozilo koje se giba na zračnom jastuku ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • monorail — ► NOUN ▪ a railway in which the track consists of a single rail …   English terms dictionary

  • monorail — [män′ə rāl΄] n. 1. a single rail serving as a track for cars suspended from it or balanced on it 2. a railway with such a track …   English World dictionary

  • Monorail — For other meanings, see Monorail (disambiguation). Moscow Monorail in Russia A monorail is a rail based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guideway. The term is also used variously to describe the …   Wikipedia

  • Monorail — Eine Einschienenbahn ist eine dem Passagier oder Gütertransport dienende Bahn, die auf oder unter einem einzelnen schmalen Fahrweg („Schiene“, „Fahrbalken“) fährt. Dieser kann unterschiedliche Formen annehmen und aus verschiedenen Materialien… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Monorail — Le Monorail de Moscou …   Wikipédia en Français

  • monorail — /mon euh rayl /, n. 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 …   Universalium

  • monorail — UK [ˈmɒnəʊˌreɪl] / US [ˈmɑnəˌreɪl] noun [countable] Word forms monorail : singular monorail plural monorails a) a railway system in which trains travel on a single metal track b) a train on a monorail system …   English dictionary

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