Meaning Of The Word Funicular railway

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What's The Definition Of Funicular railway?

funicular railway in American English
noun: a short, very steep railway having two parallel sets of tracks, upon each of which runs a car or train raised or lowered by means of a cable that simultaneously lowers or raises the other car or train in such a way that the two are approximately counterba

funicular railway in British English
adjective: relating to or operated by a rope, cable, etc
noun
noun: a railway up the side of a mountain, consisting of a counterbalanced car sat either end of a cable passing round a driving wheel at the summit

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