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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mono·rail \\ˈmä-nə-ˌrāl\\ noun DATE 1897 : a single rail serving as a track for a wheeled vehicle; also : a vehicle traveling on such a track English Etymology monorail 1897, coined from mono- + rail (n.1). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 monorail mono·rail / 5mCnEureil; NAmE 5mB:nou- / noun1. [U] a railway / railroad system in which trains travel along a track consisting of a single rail, usually six placed high above the ground 单轨铁路(通常为高架) 2. [C] a train used in a monorail system 单轨列车 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mono·rail I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at mono- +ˌ-\ nounEtymology: mon- + rail 1. : a single rail serving as a track for a wheeled conveyance 2. : a single rail mounted on trestles constituting the track for railway cars that usually sit astraddle over it or hang suspended from it II. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective : operated by or involving a monorail |
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