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aerial railway

aer·i·al rail·way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective air-ee-uh l, ey-eer-ee-uh l reyl-wey]
    • /adjective ˈɛər i əl, eɪˈɪər i əl ˈreɪlˌweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective air-ee-uh l, ey-eer-ee-uh l reyl-wey]
    • /adjective ˈɛər i əl, eɪˈɪər i əl ˈreɪlˌweɪ/

Definitions of aerial railway words

  • noun aerial railway a system of railway cars that move on cables 3
  • noun aerial railway tramway (def 4). 1
  • noun aerial railway A system involving an enclosed carriage suspended on a series of wires, usually attached to a steep mountain slope, used for personal transportation over normally untraversable territory. 0

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Origin of aerial railway

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Aerial railway

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

aerial railway popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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