monorail

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English - Turkish
tek raylı
monoray
tek raylı demiryolu
{i} tek ray

Related Terms

overhead monorail system
başüstü monoray sistemi
English - English
a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
a train running on a single rail
Usually a single rail support for a material handling system
Describes automated and mechanical transport systems An elevated conveying system consisting of a rail and load-transporting carrier The rails typically enclose chain, driven by a motor with mechanisms to engage and transport carriers Automated Electrified Monorail (AEM) and Electrified Monorail Systems (EMS) provide a supporting rail with continuous electrical feeds The carriers and off-board controls provide responsive flexibility of pathing and load handling including automated loading and unloading
A monorail is a system of transport in which small trains travel along a single rail which is usually high above the ground. Electric railway that runs on a single rail either above or under the railway cars. The first systems were introduced in the early 20th century; the earliest probably opened in 1901 in Wuppertal, Germany. Short-run monorails have since been built in such cities as Tokyo and Seattle. Because of higher costs and slower speeds than conventional rail systems, the monorail has not gained wide support. High-speed monorail vehicles that use magnetic levitation have been undergoing research for many years
a railway having a single track
An electric railway in which a rail car or train of cars is suspended from or straddles a guideway formed by a single beam or rail Most monorails are either heavy rail or automated guideway systems
An electrical railway in which a car or train of cars is suspended from or straddles a fixed guideway formed by a single beam or rail (or tube) Most monorails are either heavy rail systems or automated guideway systems
Large format camera (usually, though there are medium format examples) constructed on an " optical bench " principle with front and rear standards on a rail
{i} railroad on a one-railed track, suspended railroad (from one rail); one-rail track
A single rail support for a material handling system Normally a standard hot-rolled I-beam

Related Terms

monorail service
transportation by monorail, transportation by a train which runs on a single rail
monorails
plural of monorail
monorail

    Hyphenation

    mon·o·rail

    Turkish pronunciation

    mänıreyl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈmänərˌāl/ /ˈmɑːnɜrˌeɪl/

    Etymology

    () From the French monorail.
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