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Monorail Rail Track  A Single Noun Mono·Rail Serving

Title monorail
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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 5mCnEureilNAmE 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-\ noun
Etymology: 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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