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

Illustration of monorail

Examples of monorail in a Sentence

Monorails connect different parts of the park.

The passengers boarded the monorail.

Recent Examples on the Web

Initial reports incorrectly stated that Equitz was struck by the park's monorail, a free public transportation line that connects various outposts in the resort. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Nov. 2025

Regulators ordered the active monorail to temporarily halt operations for a day, with Boring workers exposing the base of another column a few months later. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025

Roads and monorails sound like simple enough solutions to most transportation problems past a certain point, but power lines and water pipes — among other things — add even more possibilities to the mix. —Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2025

Rumors and blog posts online suggested the guest had jumped in front of or been hit by the monorail, which runs through Disney’s Contemporary Resort. —Tom Tapp, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for monorail

• abigail
• cottontail
• countervail
• fingernail
• martingale
• mesoscale
• microscale
• nanoscale
• ponytail
• swallowtail
• wensleydale
• yellowtail

Kids Definition

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