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 site also assembled the first monorails for Walt Disney World, but the influx of tourism in the 1970s eventually forced the site to shift away from missile manufacturing. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

But the rest of the land, save for the monorail, one of Disneyland’s most recognizable monuments, should be considered fair game. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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

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