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elevated railroad

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Noun1.elevated railroadelevated railroad - a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
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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Spanish elevated railroad n (US) → ferrocarril urbano elevado
French elevated railroad [ˈɛlɪveɪtɪd-] n (US) → métro m aérien
German elevated railroad [ˈɛlɪveɪtɪd-] elevate (US) nHochbahn f
Italian elevated railroad, el n (US) → (ferrovia) soprelevata

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It is located beneath and adjacent to the High Line, an elevated railroad track.
It is located beneath and adjacent to the High Line, an elevated railroad track.
In the highline elevated railroad tracks and solid garages, warehouses and former factories, one can still see the physical imprint of an era in which lumberyards, breweries, factories, rail yards and piers occupied the area West of 10th Avenue.
 
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