"elevated railway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: elevated railways [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} elevated railway (plural elevated railways)
  1. (rail transport) A rapid transit railway with tracks above street level on a viaduct or other elevated structure. Wikipedia link: elevated railway Synonyms: elevated line Translations (railway): L-fervojo (Esperanto), levita fervojo (Esperanto), supertera fervojo (Esperanto), ligne ferroviaire aérienne [masculine] (French), Hochbahn [feminine] (German), Ferrovia sopraelevata (Italian), kolej nadziemna [feminine] (Polish), איבערבאַן (iberban) (Yiddish), אייבערבאַן (eyberban) (Yiddish), הויכבאַן (hoykhban) (Yiddish), איבערערדישע באַן (ibererdishe ban) (Yiddish), לופֿטבאַן (luftban) (Yiddish), עלעווייטעד (eleveyted) (Yiddish), עלעווייטעד־באַן (eleveyted-ban) (Yiddish)

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