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a railway on the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable
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funicular 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… … English dictionary
funicular 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 … Sporto terminų žodynas
funicular 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 … Useful english dictionary
funicular 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… … Universalium
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) … English contemporary dictionary
funicular 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 … From formal English to slang
funicular 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… …
Dresden Funicular Railway — A modern train on Standseilbahn Dresden … Wikipedia
Žaliakalnis 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… … Wikipedia
Douglas Head Funicular Railway — was a short line consisting of two cars that ran from the foot of Douglas Head on the Isle of Man to a site near to the Camera Obscura on the head itself. It was installed in 1896 at a time when the island was rapidly expanding as a holiday… … Wikipedia
