Meanings
nounelevated line (plural elevated lines)
plural elevated lines
- rail transportSynonym of elevated railway.
The last train on the Third Avenue elevated line in New York ran on May 12. This route was the sole survivor of the lines which formed the rapid transit system of the city before the advent of the underground railways early in the present century.
1955 July, “The Last Elevated Line in New York”, in Railway Magazine, page 444Synonyms: elevated railway
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of elevated railway.
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