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funicular

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adjective

fu·​nic·​u·​lar fyu̇-ˈni-kyə-lər How to pronounce funicular (audio)
fə-
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: having the form of or associated with a cord usually under tension
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[New Latin funiculus] : of, relating to, or being a funiculus
3
: of, relating to, or being a funicular
a funicular system

funicular

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noun

: a cable railway ascending a mountain
especially : one in which an ascending car counterbalances a descending car

Did you know?

You may have fun on a funicular, but the word is not related to "fun" (which comes to us from an English dialect verb meaning "to hoax"). The noun "funicular" descends from an earlier adjective funicular, meaning "relating to a cord under tension." It was also influenced by "funiculaire," a French word used for a type of railway that is dependent upon cables (or on "cords under tension"). Ultimately, these terms trace back to the Latin noun funiculus, meaning "small rope." "Funicular" first appeared in print as an adjective in English in 1664; the noun has been with us since the early 20th century.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Hong Kong's Peak Tram, one of the city's most recognizable tourist attractions and the oldest funicular in Asia, will reopen to the public on August 27 following a year-plus-long closure. Lilit Marcus, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 Designers Miha Kerin and Majda Kregar of the Ambient design studio won a Gold Medal for the design of the funicular railway at the 2008 Ljubljana Biennial of Industrial Design. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 26 June 2022 Explore: Hitch a ride on the funicular railway to the Diana Observation Tower for soaring views of the township. Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 21 July 2022 Dine: Ride the funicular up to Montecatini Alto, a medieval hilltop hamlet, to take in the views while enjoying lunch at Caffè Giusti, which has been serving tasty Tuscan fare with a modern twist since 1898. Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 21 July 2022 The house is a three-minute walk to the historic funicular rail system connecting Brunate with the city of Como, some 2,300 feet below on the lake shore. New York Times, 20 July 2022 People were taking pictures of a new kind of horizontal elevator, like a funicular, running up and down beside the escalators, and puzzling at place names such as Seven Kings and Taplow. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 27 May 2022 Combined, the homes total more than 16,232 square feet and are accessible through a glass funicular. Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 May 2022 The Jenkins property includes a funicular leading down to the ocean that was built by former owner Kenny Rogers, who was slapped with a $2 million fine by local authorities for installing it. Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 16 May 2022
Noun
Reachable by a private funicular, the resort home is guarded by a gate and the 24-hour security of Costa Careyes. Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 16 June 2022 The property is tucked into 22,000 acres of lush jungle, with in-room bathtubs and showers that offer treetop (and howler monkey) views, not to mention a funicular to take you down to explore the Rio Grande. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2021 The red metal cars made their debut in 1989, the 100th anniversary of the original funicular. Lilit Marcus, CNN, 20 Dec. 2021 Take the funicular to the tiny village of Brunate for an amazing panorama. Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2021 In June 1903, buoyed by his Angels Flight’s popularity, Col. Eddy proposed a funicular to Mt. Hollywood in Griffith Park, round trip 50 cents. Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2021 Rogers added a funicular from the cliff the house sits on down to the ocean—a home improvement that brought with it a $2 million fine from city officials. Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2021 This sense of cosmic vastness shadowed me across the rolling farms of the Maya lowlands to La Lancha, where cheery wooden casitas hung with traditional textiles sit on a hillside so steep there's a funicular to get guests to Lake Petén Itzá below. Julien Capmeil, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2020 Everything, from the guests in the chalet, right through to every scrap of food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, has to come up in the funicular. David Canfield, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin funiculus

First Known Use

Adjective

1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of funicular was in 1823

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