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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

With the advent of railroads the town attracted the wealthy from all over Europe.

— Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The rural community has for years worked to build a loop railroad and transfer facility for cargo and grain.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

Definition of railroad

Noun

On Monday, the ocean carrier withdrew a bid to buy a 49 percent stake in Rail Logistics Europe, which operates France’s largest railway.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of railway

Noun

The bathrooms are large and bright with wide vanities stocked with Diptyque toiletry products in pump bottles and towels hanging on heated rails.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
The railway manias left behind functioning rail networks, and the dot-com bubble left behind server and network infrastructure that made the following two decades of internet companies cheap to build.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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