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 Brampton facility includes about 24,000 linear feet of material handling equipment and an overhead monorail transport system, alongside nearly five miles worth of conveyor belts. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 July 2026

The roller coaster and the monorail are stopped on their tracks. — Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 3 July 2026

Aquaventure Water Park is one monorail stop away, and other Palm attractions, including Al Ittihad Park and Club Vista Mare are across the road. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026

This unfussy boutique hotel is decked out in midcentury modern furnishings and is just steps away from Pike Place Market, the Seattle Art Museum, and the old monorail at Westlake Center. — Harry Cheadle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 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