funicular railway
noun
a short, very steep railway having two parallel sets of tracks, upon each of which runs a car or train raised or lowered by means of a cable that simultaneously lowers or raises the other car or train in such a way that the two are approximately counterbalanced.
Origin of funicular railway
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby funicular railway
funic souffle,
funicle,
funicular,
funicular graft,
funicular process,
funicular railway,
funiculate,
funiculitis,
funiculopexy,
funiculus,
funiform