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

When work began in 1968, state officials envisioned an airport five times bigger than New York's JFK International Airport, with six runways and a monorail, according to the National Park Service. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 June 2025

Typically, monorails and the like become a reasonable option when an attraction is overflowing with tourists. —The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 4 June 2025

The airport is slated to complete a $5.5 billion construction project that includes a monorail that is supposed to reduce congestion. —Eli Tan, New York Times, 14 May 2025

Michael Shaver worked as a monorail technician at Walt Disney World, while Laurie Shaver worked from home for an insurance company. —Paige Harriss, ABC News, 10 Jan. 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