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monorail

noun

Definition of monorail

as in railroad

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Recent Examples of monorail While power was never restored to the monorail, it was eventually towed back to Disney's Transportation & Ticket Center. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 Cal Expo’s monorail is modeled after Montreal’s Expo ’67, according to the State Fair’s Facebook page. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026 Aquaventure Water Park is one monorail stop away, and other Palm attractions, including Al Ittihad Park and Club Vista Mare are across the road. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026 This unfussy boutique hotel is decked out in midcentury modern furnishings and is just steps away from Pike Place Market, the Seattle Art Museum, and the old monorail at Westlake Center. — Harry Cheadle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for monorail

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Noun

This is an exciting time for the hotel, which was originally built to host guests arriving at the railroad station across the street.

— Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Neighbor saw ‘no kids at all’ The house where the children were found sits on a road tucked away alongside a steep railroad embankment, where tracks carry rumbling trains through Hamden.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of railroad

Noun

Onboard narration adds context by sharing stories from the Gold Rush era and highlighting the engineering achievements behind the railway.

— Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
Security video reportedly shows Carman entering a condominium hand in hand with the teen, then later leaving alone, hauling a large suitcase toward a deserted area alongside the railway.

— Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of railway

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Consider the impact of investing even near that number in our existing bus and rail network and the land surrounding those stations.

— Pete Harrison, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
Chastain, who lives in Virginia, has proposed many different rail transit plans for the city through petition initiatives, but none have ever become a reality.

— Dylan Lysen July 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Definition of rail

Noun

Go wine tasting right in town, or do your research and drive the Nevada County foothill roads to a few local wineries with pretty tasting rooms.

— Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
Entire buildings and roads were submerged in Accra on Monday, cutting off access to several areas of the Ghanian capital and in the neighboring city of Tema.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026

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