funicular

American  

[fyoo-nik-yuh-ler] / fyuˈnɪk yə lər /

adjective

1. of or relating to a rope or cord, or its tension.

2. worked by a rope or the like.

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noun

1. funicular railway.

funicular British  

/ fjuːˈnɪkjʊlə /

noun

1. Also called: funicular 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

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adjective

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

2. of or relating to a funicle

Etymology

Origin of funicular

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

Example Sentences

The head of Lisbon's municipal transport operator and its entire board resigned Wednesday, two days after an inquiry pointed to a faulty cable in a deadly funicular crash last month.

From Barron's

According to the GPIAAF's note, the Gloria's driver had activated the funicular's brakes, but those were unable to halt the carriage without the counterweight system's help.

From Barron's

The third British victim killed in the Lisbon funicular crash has been named by police.

From BBC

An American who died in Lisbon's deadly funicular crash has been identified as Heather Hall, a mother of two and college teacher who was visiting Portugal from the US state of South Carolina.

From BBC

Portuguese officials investigating Wednesday's deadly funicular crash in Lisbon say a cable along the railway's route snapped, but the rest of the mechanism was functioning properly.

From BBC