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Elevated railway   /ˈɛləvˌeɪtɪd rˈeɪlwˌeɪ/   Listen
Elevated railway

noun
1.
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, overhead railway.






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"Elevated railway" Quotes from Famous Books



... of this contract was the support and maintenance of Ninth Avenue, which has a three-track elevated railway structure and a two-track surface railway structure, on which it was necessary to maintain traffic while excavation was made to a depth of about 60 ft., and a viaduct was erected to carry Ninth Avenue. The length of this viaduct is about 375 ft., and ...
— Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 • Charles M. Jacobs



Words linked to "Elevated railway" :   el, roller coaster, elevated, railroad, railway line, big dipper, railroad line, chute-the-chute, railway system, railway



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