funicular

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By this time they had reached the bottom of the funicular, and were back in the little station near the observatory.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or resembling a rope or cord.
  2. adjective Operated or moved by a cable.
  3. adjective Of, relating to, or constituting a funiculus.
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  • Leaning against two of the iron ribs of the car, Algernon stared down at a landscape of cottonwoods and pecans as the funicular lurched closer to the zoological gardens. —  Challenging Destiny #18
  • “It is only a matter of taking the funicular,” he reasoned. —  Going for the Gold - Emma Lathen - Thatcher 18
  • They then carried her to the mountain funicular, which was operated specially to bring the casualty down the mountain.
  • They you can opt to walk the 3 hours or so up there or take the 'funicular' railway. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • The Lemon recipient was Angels Flight and its failure to reopen: The historic funicular, which closed in 2001 following a fatal accident, has been beset by repeated delays, and as pointed out in a DBC slide show, the railway that connects Bunker Hill and the Historic Core still boasts a public notice promising an opening by the end of 2007.
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  1. = French funiculaire = Spanish Portuguese funicular, from New Latin *funicularis, from Latin funiculus, a small cord: see funicle.
 

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