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Noun: overhead railway
  1. A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
    - elevated railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el [US]

Derived forms: overhead railways

Type of: rail, railroad [N. Amer], railroad line [N. Amer], railway [Brit, Cdn], railway line [Brit, Cdn], railway system [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Overhead railway