monorail

noun

Definition of monorailnext
as in railroad

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Recent Examples of monorail This unfussy boutique hotel is decked out in midcentury modern furnishings and is just steps away from Pike Place Market, the Seattle Art Museum, and the old monorail at Westlake Center. — Harry Cheadle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026 Cal Expo’s monorail is modeled after Montreal’s Expo ’67, according to the State Fair’s Facebook page. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026 Kane was the announcer for the live Oscars telecast four times and was the voice of Disney World’s monorail system since 2012. — Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026 In 1963, a monorail was suggested by a German company to rise over the famous street. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for monorail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monorail
  1. railroad
  2. railway
  3. rail
  4. road
Noun
  • With California’s coast getting pounded by strong waves amid a strengthening El Niño, residents and government leaders are turning to big rocks and seawalls to protect homes and keep a railroad from falling into the sea.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • When it was established, the community was part of an industrial zone, surrounded by railroad yards, warehouses, and a polluted working waterway.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of railroad
Noun
  • In mid-September, drones reached the western Ukrainian city of Lutsk, setting a passenger railway carriage on fire.
    — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • If fighting in Ethiopia’s Afar region threatens the highway and railway linking Addis Ababa to Djibouti, the conflict would have immediate national and international economic consequences.
    — Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of railway
Noun
  • Chinese, Russian troops train together The PLA contingent traveled to Russia by road, rail and air and participated in the preparatory phase alongside forces from Russia, Belarus, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The rail network has an operating budget of more than $350 million and includes an average daily weekday ridership of more than 23,000 and an average weekend ridership of roughly 235,000.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of rail
Noun
  • Russian assaults since Thursday have forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv's six road bridges, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks in the Ukrainian capital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Chinese, Russian troops train together The PLA contingent traveled to Russia by road, rail and air and participated in the preparatory phase alongside forces from Russia, Belarus, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of road

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