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fu·nic·u·lar

(fyo͝o-nĭk′yə-lər, fə-)
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.
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funicular

(fjuːˈnɪkjʊlə)
n
(Railways) Also called: funicular railway a railway up the side of a mountain, consisting of a counterbalanced car sat either end of a cable passing round a driving wheel at the summit
adj
1. (General Engineering) relating to or operated by a rope, cable, etc
2. (Botany) of or relating to a funicle
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fu•nic•u•lar

(fyuˈnɪk yə lər)

adj.
1. of or pertaining to a rope or cord, or its tension.
2. worked by a rope or the like.
n.
[1655–65; < Latin fūnicul(us) (see funiculus) + -ar 1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:funicular - a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars]funicular - a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
cable 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"
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Translations
قِطار سِلْكي
lanová dráha
tovbane
togbraut
funikulierius
funikulieris
fünikülerkablolu işleyen tren

funicular

[fjuːˈnɪkjʊlər] n (also funicular railway) → funiculaire m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

funicular (railway)

n → Seilbahn f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

funicular

[fjuːˈnɪkjʊləʳ]
1. n (also funicular railway) → funicolare f
2. adj → funicolare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

funicular

(fjuˈnikjulə) : funicular (railway) noun
a kind of railway in which carriages are pulled uphill by cable etc. kabelweg قِطار سِلْكي въжен funicular lanová dráha die Drahtseilbahn tovbane 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 ریل 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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fu·nic·u·lar

a. funicular, rel. al cordón umbilical o espermático.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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En el pasado, los visitantes que querian subir mas alla de la estacion del funicular o el estacionamiento en la base de la estatua de casi 30 metros de alto, tenian que subir por la escalera.
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Anyone looking for a morsel of hope or reassurance in the initial assessment of the problems afflicting Cairngorm Mountain's non-functioning funicular will have to look extremely hard to find either.
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looking forward to an old fashioned tram ride, followed by the funicular railway to get us to the top of Tibidabo We got as far as the were met with the same weather message.
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Emergency services launched a wide-scale search and the wreckage of an aircraft was today discovered on Cairngorm Mountain, just over half a mile from the Funicular Railway.
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