funicular railway
funicular railway · funicular railways
A cable railway on an inclineA cable railway on an incline; especially one which operates on two tracks (or with a passing loop), with a pair of vehicles counterbalancing each other.
Meaning
1 sensesA cable railway on an incline; especially one which operates on two tracks (or with a passing loop), with a pair of vehicles counterbalancing each other.
More definitions
- a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
Translations
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars:cable railwayfunicular