noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Canada, US:/ˈmɑnəɹeɪl/
UK:/ˈmɒnəɹeɪl/
UK:/ˈmɒnəʊˌɹeɪl/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a train running on a single rail
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a railway having a single track
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French monorail, equivalent to mono- + rail.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
monorail
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Chinese Mandarin:
單軌鐵路 /单轨铁路
(dānguǐ tiělù)
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Dutch:
monorail
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Finnish:
yksiraiteinen
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Finnish:
kohorata
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Finnish:
monorail
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
French:
monorail
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Galician:
monorraíl
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Galician:
monocarril
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
German:
Einschienenbahn
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Greek:
μονοτροχιόδρομος
(monotrochiódromos)
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Indonesian:
monorel
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Japanese:
モノレール
(monorēru)
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Korean:
모노레일
(monoreil)
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Macedonian:
едноши́нка
(ednošínka)
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Malay:
monorel
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Norwegian Bokmål:
énskinnebane
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Polish:
kolej jednoszynowa
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Portuguese:
monotrilho
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Portuguese:
monocarril
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Romanian:
monoșină
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Spanish:
monorraíl
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Spanish:
monorriel
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Spanish:
monocarril
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Swedish:
monorail
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Swedish:
enskensbana
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Swedish:
balkbana
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Turkish:
monoray
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Ukrainian:
монорейкова дорога
(monorejkova doroha)
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Vietnamese:
đường một rầy
— a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
Chinese Mandarin:
單軌火車 /单轨火车
(dānguǐ huǒchē)
— a train running on a single rail
Finnish:
yksiraiteinen
— a train running on a single rail
Finnish:
kohoratajuna
— a train running on a single rail
Finnish:
monorailjuna
— a train running on a single rail
French:
wagon monorail
— a train running on a single rail
Galician:
monorraíl
— a train running on a single rail
Galician:
monocarril
— a train running on a single rail
Icelandic:
einteinungur
— a train running on a single rail
Icelandic:
einteinslest
— a train running on a single rail
Macedonian:
едноши́нец
(ednošínec)
— a train running on a single rail
Portuguese:
monotrilho
— a train running on a single rail
Portuguese:
monocarril
— a train running on a single rail
Russian:
моноре́льс
(monorélʹs)
— a train running on a single rail
Spanish:
monorraíl
— a train running on a single rail
Spanish:
monorriel
— a train running on a single rail
Spanish:
monocarril
— a train running on a single rail