monorails

noun

plural of monorail
as in railroads

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  1. railroads
  2. railways
  3. roads
  4. rails
Noun
  • Along the way, travelers pass dramatic mountain passes, historic railroads, old mining sites, and some of the most amazing scenery in the Rocky Mountains.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The initiative, according to details shared first with Semafor, will allow state-level transportation agencies and railroads to lease out land alongside roads and tracks to private sector companies to develop new infrastructure.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of railroads
Noun
  • These have included arson, high-profile hacks, GPS jamming as well as sabotage actions against key infrastructure, including undersea communication cables, logistics centers and railways.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The city was also brimming with foreign workers living in camps in and around Dresden, who had been brought in to work on the railways since so many German men were off fighting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of railways
Noun
  • All roads lead to Doug Mason, who also admitted the coincidence was mutual.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Tens of thousands of amateurs follow suit, keen to ride the same roads.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • And there’s perhaps no better way to experience it than hopping on the rails for a ride through Colorado with the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2026
  • That is where stablecoin rails will matter most for treasury, as settlement infrastructure beyond asset class.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of rails
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“Monorails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monorails. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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