monorail
noun
a single rail functioning as a track for wheeled vehicles, as railroad or other cars, balanced upon or suspended from it.
monorails
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pluralof monorail.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Gurr’s defining Disney creations — the sci-fi-inspired monorails of Disneyland and Walt Disney World, the first implementation of a tubular steel coaster in the Matterhorn — are just a small fraction of his résumé.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
Most U.S. monorails run in short loops around amusement parks or between airport terminals.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2021
They tentatively endorsed a plan to have out-of-state engineers and financial consultants study all aspects of cross-Sound transportation — including monorails and hydrofoils — and recommend a plan to the Toll Bridge Authority.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2020
Long winters, home and hearth, wrap up snugly: the decor of the future that’s already with us is not soaring megastructures, holidays on the moon, monorails and geodesic domes.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2016
The aircraft, the high-speed auto-trucks over modern speedways, the aeroplane-motored monorails, the rocket-trains—all these shortened distance.
From Astounding Stories, June, 1931 by Various
