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Word of the Day: Funicular

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Funicular
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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.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"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
Why This Word?
"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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