scenic railway
Americannoun
noun
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a miniature railway used for amusement in a park, zoo, etc
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a roller coaster
Etymology
Origin of scenic railway
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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An unusually sleepy thriller — in the “just woke up” sense of sleepy — it is more diverting than suspenseful, less a roller-coaster ride than a scenic railway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2017
"Lots of people enjoyed the park, the screams from the scenic railway, the smell of doughnuts, candy floss, and burgers cooking all around, and kids and adults alike just soaking up a happy day."
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2015
Uncle Ben loved speed and he loved funfairs and the scenic railway - not going on it just once, but two or three times.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2013
Life for "Little John" Metaxas had more ups & downs than a scenic railway.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had sounded its joys and its sorrows, he had exhausted its thrills; it was like a scenic railway over which he was compelled to ride after every detail had become monotonously familiar.
From The Honorable Percival by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
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