mono-railwayn.

Brit.

/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)ˌreɪlweɪ/, U.S.

/ˈmɑnəˌreɪlˌweɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, railway n.

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + railway n., after monorail adj.

Now rare.

A railway system operating on a monorail; the track of a monorail system.

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society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > a railway > of specific construction

rackway1825

surface road1835

light railway1842

switchback1863

rack railway1879

monorail1884

chair road1895

cog-railway1896

mono-railway1902

cog-wheel system1904

monoline1992

1902 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 4/1 It was..reserved for Mr. F. B. Behr to develop the idea, and finally to devise so perfect a system that, on 17th July last, parliamentary powers were granted for the construction of a high-speed mono-railway between Manchester and Liverpool.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 8 Nov. 8/3 Herr August-Scherl, announces that as the result of experiments made in his workshops, the gyroscope mono-railway, which was exhibited some years ago in England by Mr. Brennan, has been brought to a stage of perfection which enables it to be put into immediate use.

1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2823/1 Between Barmen and Elberfeld, in Germany, runs a monorailway in which the carriages are suspended.

1961 Steel Rev. July 31/1 The only really new development is that of the mono-railway. The idea dates back to the beginning of our century, when some imaginative technicians believed that a train could be kept upright on a single rail by means of gyroscopes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mono-railway
释义	mono-railwayn. Brit. /ˈmɒnə(ʊ)ˌreɪlweɪ/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌreɪlˌweɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, railway n. Etymology: < mono- comb. form + railway n., after monorail adj. Now rare. A railway system operating on a monorail; the track of a monorail system. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > a railway > of specific construction rackway1825 surface road1835 light railway1842 switchback1863 rack railway1879 monorail1884 chair road1895 cog-railway1896 mono-railway1902 cog-wheel system1904 monoline1992 1902 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 4/1 It was..reserved for Mr. F. B. Behr to develop the idea, and finally to devise so perfect a system that, on 17th July last, parliamentary powers were granted for the construction of a high-speed mono-railway between Manchester and Liverpool. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 8 Nov. 8/3 Herr August-Scherl, announces that as the result of experiments made in his workshops, the gyroscope mono-railway, which was exhibited some years ago in England by Mr. Brennan, has been brought to a stage of perfection which enables it to be put into immediate use. 1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2823/1 Between Barmen and Elberfeld, in Germany, runs a monorailway in which the carriages are suspended. 1961 Steel Rev. July 31/1 The only really new development is that of the mono-railway. The idea dates back to the beginning of our century, when some imaginative technicians believed that a train could be kept upright on a single rail by means of gyroscopes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902
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