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funicular railway vs railway line

railway line vs funicular railway

funicular railway and railway line both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
funicular railway Yes No No No
railway line Yes No No No
As nouns, railway line is a hypernym of funicular railway; that is, railway 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
  • railway 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, railroad line, railway, railway system.
funicular railway (noun) railway line (noun)
a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
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 railway line

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