"monorail" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑnəreɪl/ [Canada, US], /ˈmɒnəreɪl/ [UK] Forms: monorail [singular], monorails [plural]
Etymology: mono- + rail Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|mono|rail}} mono- + rail Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A monorail is a railroad system where the trains run on one rail.
    Sense id: simple-monorail-en-noun-~fkM6Bdu
  2. A monorail is a train that runs on such system.
    Sense id: simple-monorail-en-noun--058ku7Z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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