monorail

as in railroad

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Recent Examples of monorail 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 With a monorail touching many landmarks, the map's building architecture looks modern, but with plenty of zip lines connecting buildings. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 Instead of monorails, though, the Villages has golf carts. Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 The Seattle Police Department confirmed Charlotte was last seen on the monorail near the Space Needle in Seattle. Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for monorail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monorail
Noun
  • The city also plans to construct a bridge over the Union Pacific railroad track that bisects the parkway’s future path.
    Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Bokhari was also the lone vote on the City Council against a draft transit deal and purchasing railroad tracks for the Red Line train from uptown to the Lake Norman area.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These colourful and joyful spring flowers spanning multiple locations include streets, parks, malls, bridges, gardens, and railway stations.
    Miriam Porter, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Cars destined for export stand on railway cars at Bremerhaven Port before being loaded onto ships on February 27, 2025 in Bremerhaven, Germany.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But as the season progressed, the [shudders] discourse really went off the rails.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
  • As Banda escaped, Sasaki raised his wiry frame atop the rail and roared.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Chubs had a long road to this seemingly happy ending.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Electric cars hit the roads and smart phones hit the stores.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Monorail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monorail. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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