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Funicular is an English word with synonyms like rope or railway. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Funicular meaning

  1. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
  2. Of or pertaining to the umbilical cord.
  3. Having a fleshy covering of the seed formed from the funiculus, the attachment point of the seed.

Synonyms of Funicular

rope cable railway funicular railway railway railroad railroad line railway line railway system

Related words

Other words often associated with Funicular or its synonyms:

line track squeeze lasso sandbag road circle force catch hale rohypnol dragoon

Using Funicular

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable. | Of or pertaining to the umbilical cord. | Having a fleshy covering of the seed formed from the funiculus, the attachment point of the seed.
  • Useful related words include: rope, cable railway, funicular railway, railway.
  • In the example corpus, funicular often appears in combinations such as: the funicular, funicular railway, funicular was.

Context around Funicular

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

oldest 1× jesus 1× old 1× cairngorm 1× 1891 1× stricken 1× via 1× few 1× first 1×

Often after:

railway 6× built 1× lift 1× won 1× railways 1× cable 1×

Sentence patterns with Funicular

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1885 the funicular lift carried 1× 1892 a funicular was installed 1× a few funicular railways operate 1× a funicular railway leads 1× a funicular railway takes 1× as a funicular but many 1× bom jesus funicular built in 1× complex via funicular and then 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a funicular railway 2× a cable car 1× a few funicular 1× bosses at highlands 1× built in 1885 1× due to a 1×

Common sentence endings:

a funicular railway 1× a higher capacity 1× as cable cars 1× built in 1882 1× county transit authority 1× fit for purpose 1×

Words around Funicular

Just before it in the word index:

funhouse 29 fungus 233 fungo 3 fungie 3 fungicides 29 fungicide 27

Just after it in the word index:

funiculars 4 funiculi 2 funimation 27 funimationnow 2 funj 2 funk 428

Similar in corpus frequency:

abenaki 45 abstracted 45 addendum 45 adria 45 afn 45 agrawal 45

Corpus analysis for Funicular

  • In this selection, "funicular" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, oldest, jesus, old, railway, built and lift stand out and add context to how "funicular" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1885 the funicular lift carried and 1892 a funicular was installed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "funicular" sits close to words such as abenaki, abstracted and addendum, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with funicular

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Questions are growing over the Cairngorm Funicular's future. (9 words)

A funicular railway leads from the Marzili district to the Bundeshaus. (11 words)

The project is to reduce traffic on the funicular railway to the hilltop. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

A cable car cannot climb as steep a grade as a funicular, but many more cars can be operated with a single cable, making it more flexible, and allowing a higher capacity. (32 words)

Visitors access the complex via funicular and then can explore the sprawling campus, taking in the views of the Pacific Ocean on one side and Downtown LA on the other. (30 words)

Having been out of town for nearly a month, on September 9, I headed down to the Strand, and to my surprise, the funicular is still out of service. (29 words)

Example sentences (20)

The oldest funicular in the world moving by water counterbalancing is the Bom Jesus funicular built in 1882.

Built in 1885, the funicular lift carried passengers between the promenade and the seafront for more than 100 years.

It is also home to the 150-year-old funicular, which has been named the best beach attraction in the country.

Questions are growing over the Cairngorm Funicular's future.

That settlement – coupled with constant closures – led to further questions over whether the funicular was ever fit for purpose.

The 1891 funicular won’t open this year, according to its operator, Cambria County Transit Authority.

Bosses at Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are currently searching for the right candidate to oversee the repair of the organisation's stricken funicular railway.

Guests staying at the St Regis Deer Valley make a truly memorable entrance - they're whisked 536ft up to the main lobby via a funicular railway.

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Having been out of town for nearly a month, on September 9, I headed down to the Strand, and to my surprise, the funicular is still out of service.

The project is to reduce traffic on the funicular railway to the hilltop.

Visitors access the complex via funicular and then can explore the sprawling campus, taking in the views of the Pacific Ocean on one side and Downtown LA on the other.

A funicular railway takes tourists up the mountain, which also holds a huge crater lake.

The two leaders flew to the mountain’s airport in their respective jets; a funicular railway leads up to the summit.

A cable car cannot climb as steep a grade as a funicular, but many more cars can be operated with a single cable, making it more flexible, and allowing a higher capacity.

A few funicular railways operate in street traffic, and because of this operation are often incorrectly described as cable cars.

A funicular railway leads from the Marzili district to the Bundeshaus.

Due to a lack of funds was the first section of the funicular was not opened until 1890.

Funiculì, Funiculà The first funicular cable car on Mount Vesuvius opened in 1880.

In 1892, a funicular was installed to facilitate tourism to the fortress of Hohensalzburg de Fabianis, Valeria, ed. Castles of the World.

In 2004, the upper section of the funicular was listed as part of the heritage of the state of Baden-Württemberg.

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Common combinations with funicular

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "funicular" in a sentence?
An example: "The oldest funicular in the world moving by water counterbalancing is the Bom Jesus funicular built in 1882." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "funicular" from authentic English texts.
What does "funicular" mean?
Funicular means: Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
What are synonyms of "funicular"?
Common synonyms of "funicular" include: rope, cable railway, funicular railway, railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system.
How many example sentences with "funicular" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "funicular", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.