: a single rail serving as a track for a wheeled vehicle
also: a vehicle traveling on such a track
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Examples of monorail in a Sentence
Monorails connect different parts of the park.
The passengers boarded the monorail.
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For those not in-the-know on all things Treehouse of Horror, monorails or that time George Harrison rubbed shoulders with Homer Simpson at a Grammys afterparty, author Alan Siegel's new book should answer a few questions.—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 12 June 2025 At the time, the county was pursuing a $1.3 billion monorail line to South Beach under a plan championed by the prior mayor, Carlos Gimenez.—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025 For The Times) Today’s great photo is from Times contributor David Fouts at the Tujunga home of Bob Gurr, who helped shape Disneyland and designed many of the park’s amusement rides, including its Autopia cars, monorail and the Matterhorn Bobsleds.—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for monorail
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