funicular

🇺🇸 /fjuːˈnɪkjələr/ 🇬🇧 /fjuːˈnɪkjələ(r)/
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A train system that goes up and down steep hills using a cable.

We took the funicular to reach the top of the hill quickly and easily.

translation

n. A train system that goes up and down steep hills using a cable.

Word Forms

Plural funicular railways