Word of the Day: Funicular

May 17, 2023
by RJ Hamster

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023

Funicular

NOUN

1. A cable railroad, especially one on a mountainside, in which ascending and descending cars are counterbalanced.

ADJECTIVE

1. (Of a railroad, especially one on a mountainside) Operating by cable with ascending and descending cars counterbalanced.

2. Relating to a rope or its tension.

“The funicular pulley system in the barn let him hoist the large bales of hay by himself.”

“I don’t know how to ski, but I still enjoy taking the funicular tram to the top of the mountain.”

“When I built a small hill for my model train landscape, I also added a funicular to my models.”

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Latin, mid-17th century

“Funicular” comes from the Latin “funiculus,” which means “rope.” The adjective can be applied to any description of a rope and its tension, but it’s most commonly used to describe a specific type of mountainside railway operated by cables. …

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Word of the Day: Funicular

Word of the Day: Funicular

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