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funicular railway vs railroad line

railroad line vs funicular railway

funicular railway and railroad line both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
funicular railway Yes No No No
railroad line Yes No No No
As nouns, railroad line is a hypernym of funicular railway; that is, railroad line is a word with a broader meaning than funicular railway:
  • funicular railway: 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 railway include railroad, railway, railway line, railway system.
funicular railway (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
Difference between funicular railway and railroad line

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