单词 | funicular |
释义 | funicular (once / 60612 pages) adjn A funicular is a railway that goes up the side of a mountain. A funicular is pulled by a moving cable and involves complex, counterbalanced movements of the cars. It's a coincidence that the word fun is in funicular, though riding a funicular would likely be very fun indeed: it's a railway that goes up a mountain. The real origin of the word has to do with ropes, cables, and pulleys and the complex way these devices are used to move things: such processes were called funicular. From there, funicular became the name of a train that used a similar cable-operated system to move. WORD FAMILYfunicular: funiculars USAGE EXAMPLESWe ascended Bunker Hill via the Angel’s Flight funicular railway right to the top where we had a lovely view of the city’s Central Library. The Guardian(Oct 19, 2016) The grounds include a tennis court and a funicular for access up and down a hill on the property, Mr. Hyland said. Wall Street Journal(Sep 29, 2016) Angels Flight, the city’s historic two-car funicular, has sat idle between Hill and Olive Streets since it derailed in 2013. Los Angeles Times(Sep 09, 2016) 1adj relating to or operated by a cable funicular railway 2n a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars Syn|Hyper cable railway, funicular railway railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
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