monorail

noun

mono·​rail ˈmä-nə-ˌrāl 

: a single rail serving as a track for a wheeled vehicle

also : a vehicle traveling on such a track

Illustration of monorail

Examples of monorail in a Sentence

Monorails connect different parts of the park.

The passengers boarded the monorail.

Recent Examples on the Web

Another had been sliced in two by a monorail, like a magician’s assistant. —Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

Hersheypark made headlines last summer when a lost boy wandering a monorail line above a crowd was rescued by a park visitor who climbed onto a building and jumped onto the rails. —ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026

Rodney Lockwood Lockwood's vision includes a walkable city with a monorail, restaurants, homes, office and retail space, and much more. —Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026

Between the monorail, trams, taxis, and rideshares, travelers are bombarded with transportation options. —Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for monorail

• abigail
• cottontail
• countervail
• fingernail
• martingale
• mesoscale
• microscale
• nanoscale
• ponytail
• swallowtail
• wensleydale
• yellowtail

Kids Definition

monorail

noun

mono·​rail ˈmän-ə-ˌrāl 

: a single rail serving as a track for cars that balance on or hang from it

also : a car using such a track