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inclined railway

noun

mainly US a cable railway used on particularly steep inclines unsuitable for normal adhesion locomotives

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Nearby words

inclination, inclinatory, incline, inclined, inclined plane, inclined railway, inclined to, inclining, inclinometer, inclip, inclose
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