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OVERHEAD RAILWAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
Synonyms:
el; elevated; elevated railroad; elevated railway; overhead railway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("overhead railway" is a kind of...):
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "overhead railway"):
big dipper; chute-the-chute; roller coaster (elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines))
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