railroad vs funicular railway

funicular railway vs railroad

railroad and funicular railway both are nouns.

railroad is a verb but funicular railway is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
railroad	Yes	No	Yes	No
funicular railway	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, funicular railway is a hyponym of railroad; that is, funicular railway is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than railroad:

railroad: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
funicular railway: a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars

Other hyponyms of railroad include cable railway, funicular, cog railway, rack railway, el, elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway, metro, subway, subway system, tube, underground, monorail, rail, scenic railway.

railroad (noun)	funicular railway (noun)
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight	a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
a line of track providing a runway for wheels

railroad (verb)	funicular railway (verb)
transport by railroad
supply with railroad lines
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

Difference between railroad and funicular railway

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