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ELEVATED RAILWAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does elevated railway mean? 

ELEVATED RAILWAY (noun)
  The noun ELEVATED RAILWAY has 1 sense:

1. a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street levelplay

  Familiarity information: ELEVATED RAILWAY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ELEVATED RAILWAY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

el; elevated; elevated railroad; elevated railway; overhead railway

Hypernyms ("elevated railway" is a kind of...):

railroad; railroad line; railway; railway line; railway system (line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "elevated railway"):

big dipper; chute-the-chute; roller coaster (elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines))


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