funicular
adjective
of or relating to a rope or cord, or its tension.
funiculars
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pluralof funicular.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the wake of the Gloria's derailment Lisbon's other funiculars have remained closed while investigators assess their safety.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
The capital's public transport operator, Carris, said all funiculars would be inspected and that it had launched an independent probe into the incident.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
Historical L.A. had funiculars to carry people up and down our hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
With trains, ferries, water buses, taxis, drivers, mountain cable cars and funiculars, bikes, e-bikes and hiking paths, “you can really explore the corners of Italy for quite a ways before you need a car.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2021
In the application of the method to more complicated cases there are two systems of fixed points corresponding to F, by means of which the sides of the funiculars are drawn.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
