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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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While above-ground systems are well-suited for city infrastructure, one drawback is the bulky nature of certain systems, such as monorails or elevated railways.
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Nadezhda Kosareva, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
After fighting transit advocates who were pushing Miami-Dade to drop a fund for a private monorail line to South Beach in favor of extending Metromover, Higgins reversed course in 2022 and adopted the same position.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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
How many hotels are on the monorail?
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
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Nadezhda Kosareva, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
After fighting transit advocates who were pushing Miami-Dade to drop a fund for a private monorail line to South Beach in favor of extending Metromover, Higgins reversed course in 2022 and adopted the same position.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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
How many hotels are on the monorail?
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Monorail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monorail. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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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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