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monorail

noun

Definition of monorail

as in railroad

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Recent Examples of monorail 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 Disney, ultimately in Disneyland, built a mini city, with tiny cars, a monorail and vintage modes of transportation. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 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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Noun

Voiceover narration tells us that a massacre took place that day, and the last stretch of the country’s railroad was destroyed.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
The railroads did not go bankrupt because demand failed; freight volumes grew throughout the period.

— Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of railroad

Noun

The European Union’s most populous country has a railway network totaling some 33,400 kilometers (20,750 miles) in length, used by an average 50,000 trains per day.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
In recent days, the US has expanded its targets beyond Iranian coastal sites housing radar and drone facilities to include roads, tunnels, railways, port infrastructure and, according to Iranian media, a desalination plant.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of railway

Noun

But what happens to these companies as blockchain rails push the cost of moving money across currencies toward zero?

— Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The rail, which lined a four-lane road near an overpass, was an egregious assembly of one of Sicking’s older designs.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of rail

Noun

What’s different this time is getting to the Diner, as both Santa Monica Blvd (which the Diner faces) and Sunset Blvd are seeing extended road work – some of it due to a water main that burst on July 16.

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Two Boston city councilors are pushing for a change in city law that would require Mayor Michelle Wu to report street projects annually as Wu faces criticism for stalling road work before a city employee was killed by a truck.

— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026

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