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

Between the time first responders arrived to the scene and everyone was removed from the monorail, the evacuation took two hours. —Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026

The neighborhood/area The crown jewel of the Contemporary’s location is without a doubt the Magic Kingdom, which is a short walk away or one stop on the monorail—which stops right inside the hotel on the main concourse. —Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026

Initial reports incorrectly stated that Equitz was struck by the park's monorail, a free public transportation line that connects various outposts in the resort. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Nov. 2025

Regulators ordered the active monorail to temporarily halt operations for a day, with Boring workers exposing the base of another column a few months later. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 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