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funicular vs railroad line

railroad line vs funicular

funicular and railroad line both are nouns.

funicular is an adjective but railroad line is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
funicular Yes Yes No No
railroad line Yes No No No
As nouns, railroad line is a hypernym of funicular; that is, railroad line is a word with a broader meaning than funicular:
  • funicular: a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
  • railroad line: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
Other hypernyms of funicular include railroad, railway, railway line, railway system.
funicular (noun) railroad line (noun)
a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
funicular (adjective) railroad line (adjective)
relating to or operated by a cable
Difference between funicular and railroad line

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