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    ELEVATED RAILWAY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street levelplay

    Synonyms:

    el; elevated; elevated railroad; elevated railway; overhead railway

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("elevated railway" is a kind of...):

    railroad; railroad line; railway; railway line; railway system (line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "elevated railway"):

    big dipper; chute-the-chute; roller coaster (elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines))

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