elevated railroad


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el′evated rail′road


n.
a railroad system operating on an elevated structure, as over streets; el.
[1865–70, Amer.]
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Noun1.elevated railroad - a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street levelelevated railroad - a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
elevated, elevated railway, overhead railway, el
railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
chute-the-chute, roller coaster, big dipper - elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
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elevated railroad

n (Am) → (ferrovia) soprelevata
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In the saloon where Jurgis met "Buck" Halloran he was sitting late one night with Duane, when a "country customer" (a buyer for an out-of-town merchant) came in, a little more than half "piped." There was no one else in the place but the bartender, and as the man went out again Jurgis and Duane followed him; he went round the corner, and in a dark place made by a combination of the elevated railroad and an unrented building, Jurgis leaped forward and shoved a revolver under his nose, while Duane, with his hat pulled over his eyes, went through the man's pockets with lightning fingers.
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