funicular
noun /fjuːˈnɪkjələ(r)/
/fjuːˈnɪkjələr/
(also funicular railway)
- enlarge imagea railway on a steep slope, used to transport passengers up and down in special cars by means of a moving cable
缆索铁道 Topics Transport by bus and trainc2词源mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘of or like a cord or thread’): from Latin funiculus (diminutive of funis ‘rope’) + -ar.