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monorail

noun

Definition of monorail

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

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Buffett invested in traditional companies embedded in the real economy with a focus on value, like insurance companies, railroads and public utilities.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Diesel fuel is key to the American economy because it’s used by trucks and railroads to move most goods across the country.

— Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of railroad

Noun

That included eliminating 400 vacant positions, tapping an $89 million rail-project reserve to cover transit expenses and using an affordable-housing reserve to pay for a county eviction-reduction program.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
More news California’s high-speed rail authority spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on first-class flights and trips to a nightclub, a report finds.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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Sophia Wilson tallied a goal and two assists in her 100th NWSL regular-season appearance, leading the Thorns (12-7-6) to a decisive road win over Orlando that snapped a three-match winless streak.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Isolated outback station From the air, Oak Park Station is a dot on a vast, mostly barren landscape scattered with trees, low-lying vegetation and long lines of roads and fences,around 150 miles north of Adelaide.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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