funicular railway
21Funicular de Montjuïc — The Funicular de Montjuïc, or Montjuïc funicular, is a funicular railway in the the city of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. The line is largely in tunnel and connects the Barcelona Metro Paral·lel station with the hill of Montjuïc and the various …
22railway — (BrE) (AmE railroad) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mainline (esp. BrE) ▪ high speed ▪ disused (BrE) ▪ narrow gauge, standard gauge …
23railway line — noun 1. the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed • Syn: ↑line, ↑rail line • Hypernyms: ↑road, ↑route • Hyponyms: ↑branch line, ↑spur track, ↑ …
24railway system — noun line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑railway, ↑railroad, ↑railroad line, ↑railway line • Derivationally related forms:… …
25funicular — [[t]fjuːnɪ̱kjʊlə(r)[/t]] N SING A funicular or a funicular railway is a type of railway which goes up a very steep hill or mountain. A machine at the top of the slope pulls the carriage up the rails by a steel rope …
26Funicular del Tibidabo — The Funicular del Tibidabo (or Tibidabo funicular) is a funicular railway in the the city of Barcelona, in Catalonia, that connects the Tibidabo with the Plaça del Doctor Andreu, where arrives the Tramvia Blau. The line was opened in October 29… …
27funicular — Synonyms and related words: Amtrak, baggage train, cable railroad, cable railway, cableway, capillary, choo choo, cirrose, cirrous, cog railroad, cog railway, el, electric, electric train, elevated, express, express train, fibered, fibroid,… …
28funicular — fu·nic·u·lar || fjuË nɪkjÉ™lÉ™(r) / jÊŠl n. funicular railway, steep railway operated by means of a cable which raises and lowers the cars (often with the ascending car counterbalancing the descending one) adj. of a rope or cord; operated by …
29funicular — [fjʊ nɪkjʊlə, fə nɪk ] adjective 1》 (of a railway on a steep slope) operated by cable with ascending and descending cars counterbalanced. 2》 relating to a rope or its tension. noun a funicular railway. Origin C17: from L. funiculus (see… …
30funicular — a. pertaining to small cord, rope or tension. ♦ funicular railway, cable mountain railway. ♦ funiform a. cord or rope like. ♦ funipendulous, a. hanging by a rope …
