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monorail

/mon-uh-reyl/US // ˈmɒn əˌreɪl //UK // (ˈmɒnəʊˌreɪl) //

单轨列车,单轨电车,单轨车,单轨铁路

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a single rail functioning as a track for wheeled vehicles, as railroad or other cars, balanced upon or suspended from it.
    • : a railroad or other transportation system using such a rail.
    • : a vehicle traveling on such a rail.

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Examples

  • Most of a monorail could be built within the highway right of way.

  • The study assumed monorail trains would arrive every six minutes during the morning and evening rush and every 12 minutes off-peak.

  • Clustering new homes and jobs around monorail stations would help the area grow in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way, Eisinger said.

  • Eisinger said he believes a monorail could be built and operated via a public-private partnership with teams of companies financing its construction and operating it in exchange for state payments to cover their debt, costs and a profit.

  • His company owns property across the Washington region, he said, but not at any of the proposed monorail stations.

  • Before the revolution, he makes a mere monorail for Brisbane.

  • There is also another type of monorail of overhead construction, the wheels running on the rail from which the car hangs.

  • A distance away, a hundred feet above the ground level, the shadowy form of what seemed a monorail structure showed for a moment.

  • The two men turned quickly and disappeared through the door leading to the next monorail car.

  • Wearily, they drifted with the crowd and stepped on the slidestairs leading down to the monorail platform.

  • Suddenly the monorail roared out of the tunnel and into brilliant early-morning sun again.