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funicular

[ UK /fjuːnˈɪkjʊlɐ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. relating to or operated by a cable
    funicular railway
NOUN
  1. a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars

How To Use funicular In A Sentence

  • To get to the lodge he was staying in, Jeff and I had to park at the bottom of a ski slope and ride up on this crazy contraption called a funicular-basically a posh leather bound trolley that slides up the side of a hill. Comments for BrightestYoungThings
  • That evening we dined at a mountain restaurant at Sunegga which can be reached only after a steep ride in a funicular.
  • A ride on the oldest funicular railway in Asia, to the Victoria Peak, commonly known as the Peak, was spectacular.
  • So, in April 1884, they opened the first of a series of funicular railways, or elevadores, to tackle the gradients.
  • The teleferic is most often the predatory of the funicular, but without its charm and attraction.
  • The funicular would suddenly stop, and you would look down and see the village miles below.
  • I learned that the funicular is the oldest continuously operating one in the United States, originally built by German immigrants who modeled it after ones in their homeland. With my iPhone alone, I'm apped to travel
  • After brunch in one of the many small cafes selling sweet potato snacks, dried donut cakes and biscuits, we make our way over the bridge, past the llama rides and into the throng of people waiting for the next funicular.
  • Take the funicular railway up Penang Hill, past the old colonial-style bungalows, to see the magnificent views from the top.
  • Eddie said, `The sax player, Jeff, says although the funicular has gone, the thing to do is toboggan down from Monte. THE GOLDEN LION
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