funicular railway

/fjuˌnɪkjələr ˌreɪlˈweɪ/
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Other forms: funicular railways

Definitions of funicular railway
  1. noun
    a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
    synonyms: cable railway, funicular
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    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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