funicular in Portuguese
funicular in Portuguese is funicular — funicular means a railway on a steep slope in which two linked cars, joined by a cable, move up and down at the same time and counterbalance each other.
funicular in Portuguese
funicular
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
funicular
A particular type of rail transit system which ascends a steep urban or mountain incline, having usually two cars sharing a single pair of tracks, with the cars linked by a moving cable and an arrangement of pulleys such that the descending car assists in the hoisting of the ascending car, i.e. the two cars serve as counterweights for each other.
What does "funicular" mean?
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noun A railway on a steep slope in which two linked cars, joined by a cable, move up and down at the same time and counterbalance each other.
"We took the funicular up the hillside to save climbing the steps."
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adjective Relating to, worked by, or resembling a rope or cable.
"The bridge relies on a funicular system of cables to bear its load."
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funicular in a sentence
- We took the funicular up the hillside to save climbing the steps.
- The town's funicular has carried passengers up the cliff for over a century.
- The bridge relies on a funicular system of cables to bear its load.
- Engineers studied the funicular forces acting on the suspended deck.
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What is "funicular" in Portuguese?
"funicular" in Portuguese is funicular. funicular means: A railway on a steep slope in which two linked cars, joined by a cable, move up and down at the same time and counterbalance each other.
How do you use "funicular" in a sentence?
Example: "We took the funicular up the hillside to save climbing the steps." In Portuguese, "funicular" is funicular.
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