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

Hersheypark made headlines last summer when a lost boy wandering a monorail line above a crowd was rescued by a park visitor who climbed onto a building and jumped onto the rails. —ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026

Rodney Lockwood Lockwood's vision includes a walkable city with a monorail, restaurants, homes, office and retail space, and much more. —Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026

Between the monorail, trams, taxis, and rideshares, travelers are bombarded with transportation options. —Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026

Buckle up for what's ahead | Opinion JTA has been talking for years about taking the Skyway and, instead of continuing to use the aging monorail trains, have autonomous vehicles travel on streets and the elevated structure. —Mark Woods, Florida Times-Union, 13 Mar. 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