(Short for elevated railroad or elevated railway) A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level, elevated railway, el, elevated railroad
A road supported on pillars to raise it above ground level Usually this is done on urban motorways to enable them to cross surface streets more easily, or to traverse an unusual geographical feature: to hold a road above unstable ground, for example, or run it along a steep hillside
If land or buildings are elevated, they are raised up higher than the surrounding area. An elevated platform on the stage collapsed during rehearsals. = raised
raised above the ground; "an elevated platform" raised above ground level; on elevated rails; "elevated railway
A person, job, or role that is elevated is very important or of very high rank. His career has blossomed and that has given him a certain elevated status