monorail
UK/'mɒnə(ʊ)reɪl/US/'mɒnәreil/
C2
Definitions
n.
A railway in which trains run on a single rail
单轨铁路；单轨列车
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmono-one, single
+
railroot
=monorail
mono- (one) + rail = a railway running on one rail instead of the usual two.
Common Collocations
- 1.monorail system单轨系统
- 2.monorail line单轨线路
- 3.elevated monorail高架单轨
Example Sentences
- 1.
A monorail carries visitors around the theme park.
- 2.
The city is building a new monorail line downtown.