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monorail
noun
mono·rail
ˈmä-nə-ˌrāl 
: a single rail serving as a track for a wheeled vehicle
also
: a vehicle traveling on such a track
Examples of monorail in a Sentence
Monorails connect different parts of the park.
The passengers boarded the monorail.
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Successful examples include the design, financing, construction, and maintenance of turnpikes (Austin, Texas), monorails (Las Vegas, Nevada), and light-rail transits (St. Paul, Minnesota, and Hudson-Bergen, New Jersey).
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Gary Hufbauer, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2011
Back on dry land downtown, Sharpe suggests crossing Biscayne Boulevard to board the city’s free Metromover, an elevated monorail with three loops, for a scenic tour above downtown’s crowded streets.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2025
The authority also spent $24.5 million to purchase the Las Vegas Monorail out of bankruptcy, giving Boring the right to tunnel in the monorail’s noncompete territory.
—Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
Wanamaker's and other stores even had a monorail that ferried children along the toy department − the better to see all the things to ask Santa for.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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Gary Hufbauer, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2011
Back on dry land downtown, Sharpe suggests crossing Biscayne Boulevard to board the city’s free Metromover, an elevated monorail with three loops, for a scenic tour above downtown’s crowded streets.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2025
The authority also spent $24.5 million to purchase the Las Vegas Monorail out of bankruptcy, giving Boring the right to tunnel in the monorail’s noncompete territory.
—Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
Wanamaker's and other stores even had a monorail that ferried children along the toy department − the better to see all the things to ask Santa for.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for monorail
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“Monorail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monorail. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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monorail
noun
mono·rail
ˈmän-ə-ˌrāl
: a single rail serving as a track for cars that balance on or hang from it
also
: a car using such a track
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