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

The heroic dad who rescued a little boy from the monorail track at Hersheypark is revealing what went through his head before jumping into action. —Colson Thayer, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Following the metro’s apparent success, Riyadh is planning a monorail in 2027. —Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Walt Disney built a futuristic monorail in Anaheim in 1959—before the first bullet train even debuted in Japan. —John Shallman, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2025

The government entity received proposals for a range of transportation verticals, including gondolas, monorails, trams and elevated roadways. —Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 30 July 2025

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