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Word: Funicular
Speech Type: Adjective
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘of or like a cord or thread’): from Latin funiculus (diminutive of funis ‘rope’) + -ar
f(j)ʊˈnɪkjʊlə
(of a railway, especially one on a mountainside) operating by cable with ascending and descending cars counterbalanced.
Short Definition:(of railway) operating by cable with ascending and descending cars counterbalanced
relating to a rope or its tension.
Short Definition:relating to rope or its tension
Word: Funicular
Speech Type: Noun
f(j)ʊˈnɪkjʊlə
a funicular railway.
Short Definition:funicular railway
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