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  • noun Plural form of funicular.

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Examples

  • Topography and weather define Seattle's potential bike ridership, not the lack of infrastructure (that is unless they're thinking of doing some pretty major bike funiculars that I haven't heard of, and/or global warming sharply reduces the number of rainy days) joshuadf

    Mapping Seattle’s Bicycling Future « PubliCola 2010

  • So for all of you daydreaming of 80-degree days spent hopping between ferries and funiculars on a single "Octopus" transit card, here's our short and saucy guide to the awesome transportation options of Hong Kong:

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2009

  • Even “funiculars” up steep hillsides have platforms that are stepped into separate level platforms.

    Streetcar of Sam’s desire on track « Stephen Rees’s blog 2008

  • Or hop on one of the three funiculars that take you steadily up some of Lisbon's steepest lanes.

    The Good Life 2007

  • I look forward to riding the wonderous Lisbon public transit system trolleys and funiculars, hearing fado music, seeing authentic flamenco, and much, much more, including of course food.

    I'll have a side order of angst ... FJK 2006

  • I look forward to riding the wonderous Lisbon public transit system trolleys and funiculars, hearing fado music, seeing authentic flamenco, and much, much more, including of course food.

    Archive 2006-03-01 FJK 2006

  • There were no ski lifts from Schruns and no funiculars, but there were logging trails and cattle trails that led up different mountain valleys to the high mountain country.

    A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992

  • There were no ski lifts from Schruns and no funiculars, but there were logging trails and cattle trails that led up different mountain valleys to the high mountain country.

    A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992

  • There were no ski lifts from Schruns and no funiculars, but there were logging trails and cattle trails that led up different mountain valleys to the high mountain country.

    A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992

  • There were no ski lifts from Schruns and no funiculars, but there were logging trails and cattle trails that led up different mountain valleys to the high mountain country.

    A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992

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