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View synonyms for elevated railroad
elevated railroad
noun
- a railroad system operating on an elevated structure, as over streets.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of elevated railroad1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Example Sentences
Accident yesterday afternoon on the elevated railroad, and several people killed and wounded.
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At the corner a train of the elevated railroad rushed by with a clattering roar and a trailing plume of white steam.
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The man did not see me as he turned to go up the steps of the elevated railroad station.
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And she has told me all about the 47 elevated railroad; she isn't a bit afraid to go on it, and I don't believe I should be.
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Not if you were to build an elevated railroad around it and run ten trains per minute, day and night.
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