funicular railway

  • 1funicular railway — funicular UK [fjuːˈnɪkjʊlə(r)] / US [fjəˈnɪkjələr] or funicular railway UK / US noun [countable] Word forms funicular : singular funicular plural funiculars Word forms funicular railway : singular funicular railway plural funicular railways a… …

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  • 2funicular railway — keltuvas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Įrenginys kalnų slidininkams, šuolininkams nuo tramplyno, į starto vietą, kalnų slidinėjimo mėgėjams į kalnus kelti. atitikmenys: angl. funicular railway; lift vok. Aufzug, m; Bergbahn …

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  • 3funicular railway — noun a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars • Syn: ↑cable railway, ↑funicular • Derivationally related forms: ↑funicular (for: ↑funicular) • Hyper …

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  • 4funicular railway — a short, very steep railway having two parallel sets of tracks, upon each of which runs a car or train raised or lowered by means of a cable that simultaneously lowers or raises the other car or train in such a way that the two are approximately… …

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  • 5funicular railway — noun a railway on the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable …

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  • 6funicular railway — steep railway operated by means of a cable which raises and lowers the cars (often with the ascending car counterbalancing the descending one) …

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  • 7funicular railway — funic′ular rail′way n. rai a very steep cable railway operating in such a way that the ascending and descending cars are counterbalanced …

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  • 8funicular railway — /fəˌnɪkjələ ˈreɪlweɪ/ (say fuh.nikyuhluh raylway) noun a railway system of short length operating on a steep incline and consisting of two counterbalanced sets of carriages linked by a cable passing around a driving wheel at the top of the… …

  • 9Dresden Funicular Railway — A modern train on Standseilbahn Dresden …

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  • 10Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway — is an electric (by overhead power cable) funicular railway in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is the oldest funicular in Lithuania and one of the oldest working funiculars in Europe. It was constructed by the company AEG from Germany and officially opened… …

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