Funicular Synonyms

fyo͝o-nĭkyə-lər, fə-
A railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. cable railway
  2. cableway
  3. funicular-railway
  4. telpher
  5. wireway

Words Related to Funicular

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Funicular Sentence Examples

  • A climate station is established on the hill of Brunate (2350 ft.) above the town to the E., reached by a funicular railway.

  • A funicular railway connects the upper town with the central railway station and with Ouchy, the port of Lausanne on the lake of Geneva.

  • Two miles north-west of the town lies the Neroberg (800 ft.), whence a fine view of the surrounding country is obtained, and which is reached by a funicular railway from Beausite, and 6 m.

  • Among these are many funicular cog-wheel lines, climbing up to considerable heights, so up to Marren (5368 ft.), over the Wengern Alp (6772 ft.), up to the Schynige Platte (6463 ft.), and many others still in the state of projects.

  • Three funicular railways from different points of the city give access to the highest parts of the hills behind the town.

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