monorail

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Recent Examples of monorail Following the metro’s apparent success, Riyadh is planning a monorail in 2027. Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Walt Disney built a futuristic monorail in Anaheim in 1959—before the first bullet train even debuted in Japan. John Shallman, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2025 The government entity received proposals for a range of transportation verticals, including gondolas, monorails, trams and elevated roadways. Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 30 July 2025 The monorail was not in operation at the time. Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 9 July 2020 See All Example Sentences for monorail
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Noun
  • The project would expand the trolley loading space, add bench seating, improve coastal landscaping and add public art to encourage use of the railroad underpass.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Now, Kalloway and other landowners along the trail who lost sections of their properties when the railroad was converted will be opted into a class action lawsuit to be compensated for their land.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There is a bus system (rides start at €2) that connects most of the major tourist sites in Palma, and a railway (round trip, €40) that brings passengers to some other sites, including Sollér.
    Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The plans include two roadways with three lanes each and two central railway tracks, which could make the need for ferries obsolete—and offer another environmental benefit, according to Salvini.
    Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Valley Metro will recognize Mortgage Matchup Center event tickets as valid light rail fare on the day of the event for four hours prior to the start of the event through the end of the transit day.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The oil depot is used for the transport of oil and oil products between rail tankers, sea vessels, and road transport and is the largest oil storage facility in Crimea, holding up to 250,000 tons of fuel, which supplies Russian forces.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His hobbies include reading, listening to music and going on long, winding adventures on his road bike.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Winding roads eventually lead to Hotel Corazón, a former finca — a country estate — growing produce on its cantilevered farmland that has been transformed by two expat artists into a boho chic retreat.
    Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Monorail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monorail. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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