funicular – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
funicular
adj.
of a rope or cord; operated by means of a rope or cable
n.
funicular railway, steep railway operated by means of a cable which raises and lowers the cars (often with the ascending car counterbalancing the descending one)
Funicular
A
funicular , also known as an
inclined plane or
cliff railway, is a
cable railway in which a
cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep
slope, the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalancing each other. Funiculars of one sort or another have existed for hundreds of years and continue to be used for moving both passengers and goods. Its name derives from the
latin,
funiculus, diminutive of
funis, meaning "rope".
funicular
Noun
1. a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
(synonym) cable railway, funicular railway
(hypernym) railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system
(part-meronym) cable car, car
Adjective
1. relating to or operated by a cable; "funicular railway"
(pertainym) cable
funicular
adj.
funicular, of a rope or cord; operated by means of a rope or cable
funicular
nm.
funicular, funicular railway, steep railway operated by means of a cable which raises and lowers the cars (often with the ascending car counterbalancing the descending one)
funicular
n.
cable railway, railway that runs on cables and that is suspended upon the cables
