monorail
monorail
Definition
mono·rail (män′ə rāl′)
noun
- a single rail serving as a track for cars suspended from it or balanced on it
- a railway with such a track
monorail
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- take: If traveling from the North Terminal take the monorail from the South Terminal.
- build: THEY'RE talking about building a monorail above Oxford Street, a bit like the one that has been whisking passengers around Sydney for years.
- have: Both now have monorails that connect the terminals to train services that run direct to Manhattan.
Adjective modifier
- new: The new super monorail that crosses Europe from Istanbul to Paris in record time is buried by an avalanche.
- single: This single tube monorail can be fitted on either the inside or outside path of the stairs.
- little: Stephen had put a little monorail down the center of the tunnel and you rode through to Chequers crouched on something like a skateboard.
Modifies a noun
- ticket: Take it to the copycat to get the monorail ticket.
- system: Master of suspense Designs for a futuristic monorail system above the streets of London went on display at the Royal Academy this week.
- project: Our organization's founder Dr. S. Ramadoss raised this demand at a demonstration against the monorail project.
- service: A monorail service runs every 3 minutes from Gatwick South Terminal for passengers requiring the North Terminal.
- ride: Take a boat trip or monorail ride around the Zoo.
- train: Designed to slow down and halt high speed monorail trains, whose braking systems have failed either by mechanical failure or by sabotage.
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