fu·nic·u·lar (fy -n k y -lr, f-)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. |
funicular [fjuːˈnɪkjʊlə]
n
(Transport / Railways) Also called funicular railway a railway up the side of a mountain, consisting of two counterbalanced cars at either end of a cable passing round a driving wheel at the summit
adj
1. (Engineering / General Engineering) relating to or operated by a rope, cable, etc.
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) of or relating to a funicle
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
Translations
funicular (railway)
n → Seilbahn f
n funicular [fjuˈnikjulə]
a kind of railway in which carriages are pulled uphill by cable etc. kabelweg قِطار سِلْكي въжен lanová dráha tovbane die Drahtseilbahn τελεφερίκ funicular köisraudtee قطار کابلی köysirata funiculaire רַכֶּבֶת כְּבָלִים बिजली के तारों पर चलने वाली रेल žičana željeznica, uspinjača drótkötélpálya kereta kabel togbraut funicolare ケーブル鉄道 강삭 철도 funikulierius, keltuvas funikulieris kereta kabel kabelbaan kabel-/taubane kolejka linowa funicular funicular фуникулёр (pozemná) lanovka žičnica žičara bergbana กระเช้า füniküler, kablolu işleyen tren 纜索鐵道 фунікулер, канатна залізниця پہاڑی تار پر چلنے والی ریل سے متعلق đường sắt leo núi 缆索铁道
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