monorail

as in railroad

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Recent Examples of monorail 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 Animal Kingdom visitors will be able to go directly to the park via the shuttle, while those heading to Magic Kingdom will first be taken to a transport hub, Disney’s Ticket and Transportation Center, and can then choose to either take a monorail or ferry to the park from there. Christine Burroni, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for monorail
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Noun
  • Founded in 1887, the ICC had a pretty revolutionary job: regulating the powerful railroad industry.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The mixed-use district is rising from the footprint of a once-derelict stretch of railroad warehouses; shining stars will include everything from Solidcore to local chain Celis Juice Bar to Northeast favorites like H&H Bagels and Sunday Motor Company out of Madison, New Jersey.
    Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Gare Du Nord in Paris is the busiest railway station in Europe by passenger numbers and served over 211 million people alone in 2022.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Serbia’s political crisis began after the canopy of a railway station in the city of Novi Sad collapsed in November, killing 15 people.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Replacement parts are costly and difficult to get because virtually no other transit agencies in the United States use the Sprinter rail system.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
  • At the Atlantic Beach Skatepark and Miniature Golf, kids can show off their tricks, cruising on ramps and rails in a safe and welcoming environment or put their skills to the test with some friendly competition in a game of mini golf where creative obstacles and challenges await.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Looking ahead to the 2026 midterm elections and 2028 presidential race, a prominent candidate with national ambitions would face a very tricky road running for new positions in back-to-back election cycles.
    Joshua Spivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
  • In Colorado, transportation officials use avalanche forecasts to assess road safety, including a highway where a slide recently pushed a vehicle off the road.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Monorail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monorail. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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