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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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Disney monorail crawl:How to eat, drink your way around iconic Disney World resorts
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Charlotte, whose nickname is Bowie, was last seen on the monorail near the Seattle landmark, Seattle Police Department confirms with PEOPLE.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
According to the posts, Bowie was last seen on the monorail in Seattle, Washington, near the Space Needle.
—Jessica Lynch, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2024
In one snafu, Boring workers dug too close to a pillar for the Las Vegas monorail, and the convention center authority had to briefly shut the monorail down while determining whether the pillar had become unstable.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Charlotte, whose nickname is Bowie, was last seen on the monorail near the Seattle landmark, Seattle Police Department confirms with PEOPLE.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
According to the posts, Bowie was last seen on the monorail in Seattle, Washington, near the Space Needle.
—Jessica Lynch, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2024
In one snafu, Boring workers dug too close to a pillar for the Las Vegas monorail, and the convention center authority had to briefly shut the monorail down while determining whether the pillar had become unstable.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Monorail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monorail. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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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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