elevated railroad
noun
1.
a railroad system operating on an elevated structure, as over streets.
Also called
el
.
Origin
1865-70,
Americanism
Examples from the web for
elevated railroad
The site is bordered on the north by an
elevated railroad
embankment, on the other side of which sit other industrial properties.
elevated railroad
tracks were a part of the improvements to the railroad network.
British Dictionary definitions for
elevated railroad
elevated railway
noun
1.
(
US
) an urban railway track built on supports above a road