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Monorail tracks are prefabricated and can be erected relatively quickly: Simply dig a hole every 120 feet or so, plop down a column, and lift the track into place. Because the systems operate above traffic, collisions with errant motorists are never an issue. The trains are automated, saving millions in labor costs in the long run.
Brendan I. Koerner

Meaning of "monorail" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MONORAIL

monorail  [ˈmɒnəʊˌreɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONORAIL

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Monorail is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MONORAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

monorail

Monorail

A monorail is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail, typically elevated and with the trains suspended from it. The term is also used to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles traveling on such a beam or track. The term originates from joining mono and rail, from as early as 1897, possibly from German engineer Eugen Langen, who called an elevated railway system with wagons suspended the Eugen Langen One-railed Suspension Tramway. Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accurately, the term refers to the style of track, not its elevation.

Definition of monorail in the English dictionary

The definition of monorail in the dictionary is a single-rail railway, often elevated and with suspended cars.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONORAIL


Azrael
ˈæzreɪl
bedrail
ˈbɛdˌreɪl
brail
breɪl
Braille
breɪl
breastrail
ˈbrɛstˌreɪl
checkrail
ˈtʃɛkˌreɪl
contrail
ˈkɒntreɪl
derail
dɪˈreɪl
frail
freɪl
graal
ɡreɪl
Grail
ɡreɪl
guardrail
ˈɡɑːdˌreɪl
handrail
ˈhændˌreɪl
headrail
ˈhɛdˌreɪl
interrail
ˈɪntəˌreɪl
pedrail
ˈpedˌreɪl
rail
reɪl
taffrail
ˈtæfˌreɪl
trail
treɪl
vitrail
ˈvɪtreɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONORAIL

monopsonist
monopsonistic
monopsony
monoptera
monopteral
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monopteron
monopteros
monoptote
monopulse
monorchid
monorchidism
monorchism
monorhinal
monorhine
monorhyme
monosaccharide
monosaturated
monosemic
monosemy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONORAIL

audit trail
blaze a trail
campaign trail
curtain rail
dado rail
entrail
fire trail
hiking trail
Holy Grail
light rail
motorail
nature trail
Oregon trail
paper trail
picture rail
serail
third rail
towel rail
vapour trail
water rail

Synonyms and antonyms of monorail in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «monorail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONORAIL

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

Translator English - Chinese

单轨铁路
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

monorraíl
570 millions of speakers

English

monorail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोनोरेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المونوريل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

монорельсовая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

monotrilho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মনোরেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monorail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Monorel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einschienenbahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モノレール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모노레일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Monorel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ có một đường rầy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மோனோரயில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोनोरेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tek ray
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

monorotaia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jednotorowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Монорельсовая
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

monorai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

monorail
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

monorail
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

monorail
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

monorail
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of monorail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONORAIL»

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

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QUOTES WITH «MONORAIL»

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Brendan I. Koerner
Monorail tracks are prefabricated and can be erected relatively quickly: Simply dig a hole every 120 feet or so, plop down a column, and lift the track into place. Because the systems operate above traffic, collisions with errant motorists are never an issue. The trains are automated, saving millions in labor costs in the long run.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONORAIL»

Discover the use of monorail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to monorail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Materials Handling Handbook
Bridge-to-monorail transfer 2. Bridge-to-bridge transfer at preestabtished fixed transfer points 3. Bridge-to-bndge interlocking and transfer at any point along the runway CASE 1. BRIDGE-TO- MONORAIL. When interlocking and transferring a  ...
Raymond A. Kulwiec, 1985
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Popular Science
PROPOSED MONORAIL system for Japan's capital is tested by 1. 200- foot electric line of '57, shown in photo from Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Cars' pneumatic-tired wheels run in trough atop girder; guide wheels, on sides.
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Monorail Musings: Writings from the Highway in the Sky
My greatest anticipation of each visit, however, is to see the monorail make its entrance as if to tell me that everything is still OK with the world. These days the monorail greets us well before we get to the parking area. This is fine by me.
Martin Beaudry, 2010
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Environmental Vibrations: Prediction, Monitoring, Mitigation ...
And the monorail light rail is the first-of-all in China. According to the geographical characteristics of the city, the elevated saddle-type monorail of transportation is used in Chongqing. Most of them are realized by using elevated rail-viaducts ...
Hirokazu Takemiya, 2005
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Popular Science
Driven electrically by two propellers, one at the front and one at the rear this new monorail car recently was demonstrated at Milngavie, Scotland A dozen passengers rode in the experimental one-rail when it made a trial trip. Bennie, the ...
6
Fourth International Conference on Current and Future Trends ...
Synopsis Nonlinear dynamic response of monorail bridges incorporating train- bridge interaction under extreme ground motions is investigated by means of a dynamic elasto-plastic seismic response analysis for spatial steel framed structures.
B. Barr, 2006
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How it Works: Science and Technology
Science and Technology Marshall Cavendish Corporation. △ The French SAFEGE monorail system. The car is suspended from a box made of steel and split on its underside. Each car has two four-wheeled axles; the wheels support the car ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2003
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Billboard
rpilE new and the old in transportation— a Monorail system, the latest □*□ development, and two miniature paddlewheel boats, a reminder of yesteryear— contrasted sharply at the 1956 State Fair of Texas. - Hailed as a possible answ er to ...
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Pro ASP.NET MVC 3 Framework
MonoRail is an earlier .NET-based MVC web application platform, created as part of the open source Castle project and in development since 2003. In many ways, MonoRail acted as the prototype for ASP.NET MVC. MonoRail demonstrated ...
Adam Freeman, Steven Sanderson, 2011
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Growing Up with Science
Monorail. Monorails are railroads that run on a track consisting of a single rail instead of two. Monorails are not very common at present, but they may soon appear more frequently in the high-speed transportation systems of the future.
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONORAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term monorail is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why Kevin Kamenetz wants to move quickly on post-Red Line …
They could include a monorail-type system. But it could also include a revamping of the MTA bus routes system, which is really based on a ... «Baltimore Business Journal, Jul 15»
2
35 Bond wearables revealed: Our favourite 007 gadgets
... own damn monorail system, surely Blofeld's SPECTRE volcano HQ is one of the finest examples of a 1960s smart home in cinematic history? «Wareable, Jul 15»
3
Cabinet defers decision on Light Metro
Earlier, State Planning Board Member and Principal Adviser, DMRC, E. Sreedharan, who mooted MRTS instead of the monorail proposal that ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
JFK airport opening first-class terminal for pets
John F Kennedy airport has a monorail, dining facilities and acres of parking, yet it has long been considered inconvenient for jet-setting ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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5 Urban Legends That Are Actually True, So You May Want To …
Guests died on the Matterhorn Bobsleds in 1964 and 1984, respectively; and in 1966, a teenager died while illegally climbing the Monorail in order to sneak into ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
6
Real Gone Music Announces 9/4-9/11 Releases Including Texas …
Now, Real Gone Music is embarking on a monorail, er, monaural ride through the 4 Seasons' album catalog, releasing the original mono ... «Grateful Web, Jul 15»
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Boston 2024 & the Implications of an 'Immovable' Olympic Deadline
Sections of monorail and bullet trains were added, along with thousands of new buildings. The cost was enormous, but since the plan meshed ... «BostInno, Jul 15»
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Mumbai-based startup affords bird's eye view of the traffic in your city
Ridlr is a smart public transport app that can be used to save time and stress whilst using public transport like bus, train, metro and monorail. «YourStory.com, Jul 15»
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Here's how to turn your car into an airport rental and make money …
A shuttle takes links the lot to the Newark AirTrain monorail's P2 station. While Zaparde's startup hasn't quite exploded into the culture-altering ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Monorail Project: BJP's Mumbai secy moves court, says norms …
Gupta Monday filed a case in a magistrate court in Mumbai against the alleged irregularities in the monorail project based on the findings of the ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

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