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overhead railway

DEFINITIONS OF: overhead railway

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

Synonyms:
el, elevated, elevated railroad, elevated 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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