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funicular railway

DEFINITIONS OF: funicular railway

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n a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars

Synonyms:
cable railway, funicular
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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