monorail
One-beam transit system
A monorail is a railway system in which trains run on a single rail, typically elevated above street level.
Monorails appear most often at airports, theme parks, and as urban transit in a few cities.
The word also refers to the train itself: We took the monorail from the parking lot to the terminal.
Raised above usual level
- trackPath or monitored route
- beamStructural support member
- guidewayFixed transit corridor
- pylonSupporting structure for wires
pillar · column · platform · station · terminal · trestle · girder · strut
Regular work travel
- passengersTransported travelers
- routePath from A to B
- schedulePlan of timed events
- fareTransport payment
ticket · station · platform · departure · arrival · conductor · line · transfers
Made smooth and efficient
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
- futuristicSuggestive of times ahead
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- modernOf recent times
space-age · capsule · pod · contemporary · stylish · smooth · automated · driverless
Operating without human control
- maglevTrackless-seeming rail technology
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- electricPowered by current
driverless · innovation · high-tech · engineering · prototype · experimental · system · vehicle
California theme park
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- SeattlePacific Northwest metropolis
- TokyoJapan's capital city
- SydneyNew South Wales capital
Simpsons · Epcot · Chongqing · tram · novelty · attraction · iconic · landmark
View of urban architecture
- metropolisLarge important city
- downtownCentral business district
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
commute · planning · district · transportation · public · civic · hub · airport
elevated
Raised above usual level
pylon · pillar · column · platform · station · terminal · trestle · girder · strut · cantilever
commute
Regular work travel
- passengersTransported travelers
- routePath from A to B
- schedulePlan of timed events
fare · ticket · station · platform · departure · arrival · conductor · line · transfers · intermodal
streamlined
Made smooth and efficient
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
- futuristicSuggestive of times ahead
- sleekSmooth and elegant
modern · space-age · capsule · pod · contemporary · stylish · smooth · automated · driverless · quiet
automated
Operating without human control
- maglevTrackless-seeming rail technology
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
electric · driverless · innovation · high-tech · engineering · prototype · experimental · system · vehicle · bogie
Disneyland
California theme park
Sydney · Simpsons · Epcot · Chongqing · tram · novelty · attraction · iconic · landmark · tourism
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- metropolisLarge important city
- downtownCentral business district
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
congestion · commute · planning · district · transportation · public · civic · hub · airport · resort
- Future Transporthyperloop, maglev, air taxi, drone taxi, autonomous car
- future vehiclesflying car, hovercraft, hoverboard, jetpack, spaceship
- mono- wordsmonochrome, monocle, monogram, monolith, monotone
- rail transitsubway, metro, tram, train, trains
- railshandrail, guardrail, banister, balustrade, train track
- rail linesred line, blue line, green line, yellow line, A train
monoraildouble track
Two parallel railway lines
subway · metro · tram · heavy rail · streetcar
- monorail systemSingle-track elevated transit