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monorail
noun
mono·rail
ˈmä-nə-ˌrāl 
: a single rail serving as a track for a wheeled vehicle
also
: a vehicle traveling on such a track
Examples of monorail in a Sentence
Monorails connect different parts of the park.
The passengers boarded the monorail.
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Before authorities confirmed the official cause of death, social media users began theorizing that it had been caused by a collision with the monorail.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Rumors and blog posts online suggested the guest had jumped in front of or been hit by the monorail, which runs through Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
This monorail system has had over $1 billion spent on it with 3 miles of service area.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The heroic father who saved a young boy from the monorail track at Hersheypark has confirmed the child is on the autism spectrum.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Rumors and blog posts online suggested the guest had jumped in front of or been hit by the monorail, which runs through Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
This monorail system has had over $1 billion spent on it with 3 miles of service area.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The heroic father who saved a young boy from the monorail track at Hersheypark has confirmed the child is on the autism spectrum.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for monorail
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“Monorail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monorail. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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monorail
noun
mono·rail
ˈmän-ə-ˌrāl
: a single rail serving as a track for cars that balance on or hang from it
also
: a car using such a track
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