monorail
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from French monorail, equivalent to mono- + rail.
Pronunciation
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Noun
monorail (plural monorails)
Translations
a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
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a train running on a single rail
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Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
monorail m (plural monorails, diminutive monorailtje n)
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
monorail (plural monorails)
- of or relating to monorail
Noun
monorail m (plural monorails)
Further reading
- “monorail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- en:Rail transportation
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- nl:Rail transportation
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- fr:Rail transportation