monorails

noun

plural of monorail
as in railroads

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  1. railroads
  2. railways
  3. roads
  4. rails
Noun
  • As a percentage of America’s gross domestic product, that would outpace every other investment boom in modern US history – including the construction of the railroads.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Despite its name, the Railroad Commission of Texas does not regulate trains or railroads.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of railroads
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 reputation of the Spanish railways already was tarnished when 46 people died in January after one train jumped the track and slammed into the side of another going the opposite way in southern Spain.
    — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of railways
Noun
  • His priorities if given another four years were public safety, better roads and lower taxes.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Mauldin, chair of the city’s Planning Commission and an employee of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, emphasized responsible growth, affordable housing and improvements to roads, public transit and utilities.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • 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
  • Unbounder can also install roof rails for further cargo-hauling capability.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of rails
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