Monorail
noun
A railway system that has a single track, often elevated, and the trains move along it.
There's a monorail that takes you directly from the airport to the city center.
Often appears as...
- ride the monorail
- monorail system
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Technical
noun
A railway system that has a single track, often elevated, and the trains move along it.
There's a monorail that takes you directly from the airport to the city center.
Often appears as...
- ride the monorail
- monorail system
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Distinctive Feature
Monorails often look futuristic due to their elevated tracks and often sleek design.
The city's monorail, gliding above streets, felt like a ride into the future.
Pro Tip 2/3Transport Context
Monorails are usually found in urban areas, providing transport like a subway or tram.
Downtown's congestion reduced significantly with the new monorail system.
Pro Tip 3/3Tourist Attraction
Some monorails serve as tourist attractions, offering scenic views of a city.
We hopped on the monorail to glimpse the cityscape from above.
Pro Tip 1/3Distinctive Feature
Monorails often look futuristic due to their elevated tracks and often sleek design.
The city's monorail, gliding above streets, felt like a ride into the future.
Pro Tip 2/3Transport Context
Monorails are usually found in urban areas, providing transport like a subway or tram.
Downtown's congestion reduced significantly with the new monorail system.
Pro Tip 3/3Tourist Attraction
Some monorails serve as tourist attractions, offering scenic views of a city.
We hopped on the monorail to glimpse the cityscape from above.
Pro Tip 1/3Distinctive Feature
Monorails often look futuristic due to their elevated tracks and often sleek design.
The city's monorail, gliding above streets, felt like a ride into the future.
Pro Tip 2/3Transport Context
Monorails are usually found in urban areas, providing transport like a subway or tram.
Downtown's congestion reduced significantly with the new monorail system.
Pro Tip 3/3Tourist Attraction
Some monorails serve as tourist attractions, offering scenic views of a city.
We hopped on the monorail to glimpse the cityscape from above.
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government didn't exactly help they followed a Potemkin village strategy that confused structures and infrastructure for the real heart of the city which is always the people living in the city it gave cities urban renewal building houses in places that had no need for new houses putting up a monorail in
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It’s time to embrace our...
government didn't exactly help they followed a Potemkin village strategy that confused structures and infrastructure for the real heart of the city which is always the people living in the city it gave cities urban renewal building houses in places that had no need for new houses putting up a monorail in
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Brendan I. Koerner
American Author
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.
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John Hench
American Artist
I don't think that was too successful. Because I always thought that the two of them should have been more separate. Also I had planned the monorail station to be in the center. So that one day you would have go to World Showcase and then the other day to Future World.
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Brendan I. Koerner
American Author
Monorails have their own fan club, which claims more than 2,500 members who swap monorail toys and trinkets. Modern light rail can claim no such devoted fan base.
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Brendan I. Koerner
American Author
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.
Quote examples
John Hench
American Artist
I don't think that was too successful. Because I always thought that the two of them should have been more separate. Also I had planned the monorail station to be in the center. So that one day you would have go to World Showcase and then the other day to Future World.
Quote examples
Brendan I. Koerner
American Author
Monorails have their own fan club, which claims more than 2,500 members who swap monorail toys and trinkets. Modern light rail can claim no such devoted fan base.
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