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monorail

[mon-uh-reyl] / ˈmɒn əˌreɪl /
NOUN
people mover
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The option eliminates a controversial monorail proposal through the Sepulveda Pass and bypasses a stop at the Getty Center, which had once been under consideration.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

Lyster said the possibility of expanding the Disneyland monorail has not come up in “recent discussions,” since the newer options might turn out to be environmentally friendlier and less costly.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2025

Meanwhile, chaos erupted on Tuesday after a monorail system, which was reportedly full far beyond its capacity, halted mid-track.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2025

Theme park operator Flamingo Land believed it would be given the go-ahead to build a £40m resort called Lomond Banks, featuring a waterpark, monorail, hotel and restaurants.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2025

Lenina, meanw hile, had turned her eyes away and was looking perpendicularly downwards at the monorail station.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

But he has waxed publicly about his admiration for monorails.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2022

Most U.S. monorails run in short loops around amusement parks or between airport terminals.

From Washington Post Mar. 3, 2021

Long winters, home and hearth, wrap up snugly: the decor of the future that’s already with us is not soaring megastructures, holidays on the moon, monorails and geodesic domes.

From The Guardian Apr. 19, 2016

Still, attention overwhelmingly turned to single-mode PRT and more traditional automated "people movers" like monorails.

From The Verge Feb. 24, 2016

The streets were narrow and filled with monorails; pedestrians pursued their courses upon walks attached to the walls of the buildings, far above the level of the streets.

From Spacehounds of IPC by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith




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