"cliff railway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cliff railways [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cliff railway (plural cliff railways)
  1. (transport, rail transport, UK) Synonym of cliff lift (Sense 1). Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Transport Synonyms: cliff lift [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cliff_railway-en-noun-pLXqmTAR Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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