scenic railway

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noun

a railroad that carries its passengers on a brief tour of an amusement park, resort, etc.

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Origin of scenic railway

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby scenic railway

scene dock, scene master, scenery, scene-stealer, scenic, scenic railway, scenic reserve, scenography, scent, scented orchid, scent gland

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How to use scenic railway in a sentence

The train line that once trundled cane down the coast is now a scenic railway.
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Instead of conjugating a French verb, he made a sketch of the Scenic Railway.
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We had sausage together, and he has lost his position, and he's never been on the Scenic Railway, father.
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I, played with a boy one, afternoon at the Scenic Railway—my father is the manager, you know.
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It was Bobby's name for the peak at the top of the Scenic Railway.
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Not everybody can build a scenic railway and get it going right.
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British Dictionary definitions for scenic railway

scenic railway

noun

a miniature railway used for amusement in a park, zoo, etc

a roller coaster

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