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PRONUNCIATION OF INCLINED RAILWAY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INCLINED RAILWAY

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Inclined railway is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INCLINED RAILWAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

inclined railway

Funicular

A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope; the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other.

Definition of inclined railway in the English dictionary

The definition of inclined railway in the dictionary is a cable railway used on particularly steep inclines unsuitable for normal adhesion locomotives.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INCLINED RAILWAY

inclinable
inclinableness
inclination
inclinational
inclinatoria
inclinatorium
inclinatory
incline
incline one´s ear
inclined
inclined plane
incliner
inclinometer
inclip
inclosable
inclose
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include

WORDS THAT END LIKE INCLINED RAILWAY

aerial railway
alway
cable railway
cog railway
elevated railway
funicular railway
Galway
hallway
light railway
marine railway
model railway
oilway
rack and pinion railway
rack railway
railway
rollway
scenic railway
spillway
tollway
Trans-Siberian Railway

Synonyms and antonyms of inclined railway in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «inclined railway» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INCLINED RAILWAY

Find out the translation of inclined railway to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inclined railway from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inclined railway» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

倾斜的铁路
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ferrocarril inclinado
570 millions of speakers

English

inclined railway
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इच्छुक रेलवे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السكك الحديدية ميلا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

склонны железнодорожная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ferroviária inclinado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিচু রেলওয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chemin de fer incliné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keretapi cenderung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geneigten Bahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

傾斜鉄道
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경 철도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Railroad cenderung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường sắt nghiêng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள்ளிட்ட ரயில்வே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कलते रेल्वे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eğik demiryolu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ferrovia inclinata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skłonny kolejowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

схильні залізнична
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

feroviar înclinat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλίση των σιδηροδρόμων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geneig spoorlyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lutande järnväg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilbøyelig jernbane
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inclined railway

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INCLINED RAILWAY»

The term «inclined railway» is normally little used and occupies the 116.577 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INCLINED RAILWAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «inclined railway» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «inclined railway» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inclined railway

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INCLINED RAILWAY»

Discover the use of inclined railway in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inclined railway and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Trigonometry
Inclined Plane The Johnstown Inclined Plane in Johnstown, Pennsylvania is an inclined railway that was designed to carry people to the hilltop community of Westmont. It also proved useful in carrying people and vehicles to safety during ...
Ron Larson, Robert P. Hostetler, 2006
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Railway Locomotives and Cars
The same impelling power which on the level railway is only equal to the friction, and therefore incapable of accelerating the load, becomes effective on the inclined railway, where it is greater than the friction. The excess therefore becomes a ...
‎1833
3
Description of a Railway on a New Principle: With ...
... an inclined railway whose traffic 8.
Henry Robinson Palmer, 1824
4
Precalculus with Limits
The Falls Incline Railway in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada is an inclined railway that was designed to carry people from the City of Niagara Falls to Queen Victoria Park. The railway is approximately 170 feet long with a 36% uphill grade (see ...
Ron Larson, 2010
5
The FARMER'S REGISTER
The same impelling power which on the level railway is only equal to the friction, and therefore incapable of accelerating the load, becomes effective on the inclined railway, where it is greater than the friction. The excess therefore becomes a ...
‎1833
6
Description of a Railway on a new principle
... a given inclination is in proportion to the weight itself, it follows that the angle of inclination will be in proportion to the resistance of surfaces, and the proportion of the carriages to their load. And, in the case of an inclined railway whose traffic 8.
Henry R. Palmer, 1824
7
Civilizing the West: The Galts and the Development of ...
A ceaseless line of grimy coal-cars lumbered up the inclined railway, then rumbled onto a wooden trestle, and dumped their dusty black loads into waiting railway cars. From nearby came the metallic sounds of the maintenance shops and the ...
A. A. Den Otter, 1986
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The Athenæum
The same impelling power which on the level railway is only equal to the friction, and therefore incapable of accelerating the load, becomes efi'ective on the inclined railway where it. is greater than the friction. The excess therefore becomes a ...
‎1833
9
The Athenaeum
The same impelling power which on the level railway is only equal to the friction, and therefore incapable of accelerating the load, becomes effective on the inclined railway where it is greater than the friction. The excess therefore becomes a ...
James Silk Buckingham, John Sterling, Frederick Denison Maurice, 1833
10
Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art
The same impelling power which on the level railway is only equal to the friction, and therefore incapable of accelerating the load, becomes effective on the inclined railway, where it is greater than the friction. The excess therefore becomes a ...
‎1833

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INCLINED RAILWAY»

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Lighthouse inspotlight
It was built into the cliff face, and a special pier and an inclined railway from the pier to the cliff top had to be built to facilitate its construction. «Ballymoney and Moyle Times, Jun 15»
2
Road trip: Spend three days in Colorado's southern foothills
The Manitou Incline trail is the remains of a narrow, inclined railway, with a steep grade as vertical at 68 percent in places. The incline gains ... «Vail Daily News, May 15»
3
Sockeye salmon to be returned to Skokomish River
A $50-million project, now under construction, includes two new salmon hatcheries plus an inclined railway and tram for transporting spawning ... «Washington Times, Jul 14»
4
Flocking to Chattanooga: Outdoors recreation, entrepreneurial spirit …
Ride The Inclined Railway! Chattanooga was always one of my favorite cities to pass through when I was a kid. I think I learned to read from ... «Nooga.com, Jun 14»
5
Angels Flight Management Should Step Down
... there had been a de facto assumption by riders that there is no risk in boarding the inclined railway connecting Bunker Hill and Hill Street. «LA Downtown News Online, Oct 13»
6
Scientists challenge economics of storing renewable energy
Operating a short inclined railway for tankers would be a good match for kites, and there are locations where reservoir facilities are underused. «Gizmag, Sep 13»
7
No locks needed; Eagle River device lifts boats to the next level
The first boat hoist opened in 1911 with a water wheel used to move boats in a cart up an inclined railway. The water wheel was swapped for ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sep 13»
8
Kittyhawk boat is Canada's link to aviation pioneer Orville Wright
... Kittyhawk past Wright's former home of Lambert Island, he points out the site where the tireless aviator built a steeply inclined railway to carry ... «Globe and Mail, Aug 12»
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Inclined Railway closes early for mechanical repairs
Inclined Railway closes early for mechanical repairs. Posted: Nov 16, 2011 9:09 AM PST. Wednesday, November 16, 2011 12:09 PM EST. Updated: Nov 16 ... «WRCB-TV, Nov 11»
10
Remembering Pasadena'a Echo Mountain House
The power house was saved by carpets put on the roof so the inclined railway remained in service. Professor Lowe was in San Francisco at the ... «Pasadena Star-News, Nov 11»

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