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funicular railway

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fjuːˌnɪkjʊləˈreɪlweɪ/


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
funic′ular rail′way, 
  1. Rail Transporta short, very steep railway having two parallel sets of tracks, upon each of which runs a car or train raised or lowered by means of a cable that simultaneously lowers or raises the other car or train in such a way that the two are approximately counterbalanced.
  • 1885–90

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