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elevated

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: elevated

1
adjn
raised above the ground
a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
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adj
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: elevated
1

adj raised above the ground

“an elevated platform”
Synonyms
raised
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

adj increased in amount or degree

Synonyms:
raised
increased
made greater in size or amount or degree

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

Synonyms:
el, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway
Types:
big dipper, chute-the-chute, roller coaster
elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
hypercoaster
a roller coaster that goes up 200 feet or higher and can catapult riders from 0 to 70 mph in 4 seconds by motors originally designed to launch rockets
Type 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
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adj of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

Synonyms:
exalted, grand, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, sublime
noble
having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character
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