Meaning & use
funicular
A railway on a steep slope that uses cables to pull connected cars up and down at the same time.
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Tourists rode the funicular to the top of the hill for a view of the city.
The old funicular has carried passengers up the mountainside since the 1890s.
A note on using this word
"Finicular" is a common misspelling; the correct spelling is "funicular," from the Latin word for rope.
Words with a similar meaning
cable railway
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