funicular

[ fyoo-nik-yuh-ler ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a rope or cord, or its tension.
2. worked by a rope or the like.

noun

1. funicular railway.

funicular

/ fjuːˈnɪkjʊlə /

noun

1. Also calledfunicular railway a railway up the side of a mountain, consisting of a counterbalanced car sat either end of a cable passing round a driving wheel at the summit

adjective

1. relating to or operated by a rope, cable, etc
2. of or relating to a funicle

Word History and Origins

Origin of funicular¹

1655–65; < Latin fūnicul ( us ) ( funiculus ) + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

What was the thinking behind using models for the funicular that runs up to the hotel—and for the first shots of the hotel itself?

From The Daily Beast

For longer bridges the funicular polygon affords a method of determining maximum bending moments which is perhaps more convenient.

From Project Gutenberg

Within the rail was the funicular terminal, a souvenir stand, a tiny post office, and a large open-air restaurant.

From Project Gutenberg

He found a taxi parked near the Cathedral, and they rode to the funicular railway terminal at the base of Monte Azul.

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At the end of the funicular there was still more hill to climb, and one could either do it afoot or be carried up in a hammock.

From Project Gutenberg

A little below that was the terminal station of the funicular railway from Montreux.

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