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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

After its railroad industry collapsed in the ’60s, local business leaders quite literally reinvented Leavenworth to draw tourists, framing the mountain town as an alternative to the Alps.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
But the tribe was forced out during the Gold Rush and, decades later, a railroad was built along the river in this verdant stretch of Humboldt County.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of railroad

Noun

Many voters thank him for pulling Serbia from economic obscurity and orchestrating a period of sustained modernisation including new highways, railways, schools and hospitals.

— Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
Flood warnings are also in place, while airports, ferries, railways and roads have seen disruptions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 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

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