Meanings
nounelevated railway (plural elevated railways)
plural elevated railways
- rail transportA rapid transit railway with tracks above street level on a viaduct or other elevated structure.
Synonyms: elevated line
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rapid transit railway with tracks above street level on a viaduct or other elevated structure.
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nouna railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
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Translations
Esperanto L-fervojo, levita fervojo
- L-fervojorailway
- levita fervojorailway
- supertera fervojorailway
French ligne ferroviaire aérienne
- ligne ferroviaire aériennerailway
German Hochbahn
- Hochbahnrailway
Italian Ferrovia sopraelevata
- Ferrovia sopraelevatarailway
Polish kolej nadziemna
- kolej nadziemnarailway
Yiddish איבערבאַן, אייבערבאַן
- איבערבאַן (iberban)railway
- אייבערבאַן (eyberban)railway
- הויכבאַן (hoykhban)railway
- איבערערדישע באַן (ibererdishe ban)railway
- לופֿטבאַן (luftban)railway
- עלעווייטעד (eleveyted)railway
- עלעווייטעד־באַן (eleveyted-ban)railway
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APA
elevated railway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevated%20railway
MLA
“elevated railway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevated%20railway. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elevated railway,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevated%20railway.
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