funicular

/fyoo-nik-yuh-ler/US // fyuˈnɪk yə lər //UK // (fjuːˈnɪkjʊlə) //

地铁,缆车,地道,地铁公司

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : of or relating to a rope or cord, or its tension.
- : worked by a rope or the like.

n.名词 noun

What was the thinking behind using models for the funicular that runs up to the hotel—and for the first shots of the hotel itself?
For longer bridges the funicular polygon affords a method of determining maximum bending moments which is perhaps more convenient.
Within the rail was the funicular terminal, a souvenir stand, a tiny post office, and a large open-air restaurant.
He found a taxi parked near the Cathedral, and they rode to the funicular railway terminal at the base of Monte Azul.
At the end of the funicular there was still more hill to climb, and one could either do it afoot or be carried up in a hammock.
A little below that was the terminal station of the funicular railway from Montreux.