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monorail

noun

Definition of monorail

as in railroad

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Recent Examples of monorail Aquaventure Water Park is one monorail stop away, and other Palm attractions, including Al Ittihad Park and Club Vista Mare are across the road. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for monorail

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Noun

Both work at a plant that manufactures trackside buildings for railroads.

— Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
After two years leading the county party, French resigned in November 2025 to run for railroad commissioner.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of railroad

Noun

Tanzania and Angola have agreed to connect railways serving ports on opposite coasts of Africa, Tanzania’s president said.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The movement that brought down Aleksandar Vučić was launched in 2024 when a railway station roof collapsed, killing 16 people.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of railway

Noun

New high-speed rail corridors are running parallel to the existing coastal lines.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Now there are rails suspended from the ceiling and an honest-to-goodness cash register in the front, with dressing rooms and more standing racks in the back half of the space, totaling 940 square feet.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of rail

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