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fu·nic·u·lar
(fyo͝o-nĭk′yə-lər, fə-)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or resembling a rope or cord.
2. Operated or moved by a cable.
3. Of, relating to, or constituting a funiculus.
n.
A cable railway on a steep incline, especially such a railway with simultaneously ascending and descending cars counterbalancing one another.
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funicular
(fjuːˈnɪkjʊlə)n
(Railways) Also called: funicular railway a railway up the side of a mountain, consisting of a counterbalanced car sat either end of a cable passing round a driving wheel at the summit
adj
1. (General Engineering) relating to or operated by a rope, cable, etc
2. (Botany) of or relating to a funicle
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fu•nic•u•lar
(fyuˈnɪk yə lər)adj.
1. of or pertaining to a rope or cord, or its tension.
2. worked by a rope or the like.
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| Noun | 1. |  funicular - a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending carscable car, car - a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" 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 |
| Adj. | 1. | funicular - relating to or operated by a cable; "funicular railway" |
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Translations
قِطار سِلْكي
lanová dráha
tovbane
togbraut
funikulierius
funikulieris
fünikülerkablolu işleyen tren
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
funicular (railway)
n → Seilbahn f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
funicular
(fjuˈnikjulə) : funicular (railway) noun a kind of railway in which carriages are pulled uphill by cable etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
fu·nic·u·lar
a. funicular, rel. al cordón umbilical o espermático.
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