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Elevated railroad   /ˈɛləvˌeɪtɪd rˈeɪlrˌoʊd/   Listen
Elevated railroad

noun
1.
A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level.  Synonyms: el, elevated, elevated railway, overhead railway.





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... and the man in the next cot, who was being lifted to a stretcher, said, "There's the Governor and his staff; that's him in the high hat." It was really very well done. The Custom-House and the Elevated Railroad and Castle Garden were as like to life as a photograph, and the crowd was as well handled as a mob in a play. His heart ached for it so that he could not bear the pain, and he turned his back on it. It was cruel to ...
— The Exiles and Other Stories • Richard Harding Davis
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Words linked to "Elevated railroad" :   railway line, roller coaster, railroad, railroad line, railway system, overhead railway, big dipper, railway, elevated railway, elevated, el, chute-the-chute


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