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elevated railroad

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noun

a railroad system operating on an elevated structure, as over streets.

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RELATED WORDS

el

Nearby words

  1. eleutherian,
  2. eleutherius,
  3. elev.,
  4. elevate,
  5. elevated,
  6. elevated railway,
  7. elevation,
  8. elevator,
  9. elevator muscle of angle of mouth,
  10. elevator muscle of anus

Origin of elevated railroad

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Also called el.
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Examples from the Web for elevated railroad

  • It was a little one, about as big as an elevated-railroad station.

    Options|O. Henry