funicular definition by Wordo

Adjective

Of

,

pertaining

to

,

resembling

,

or

powered

by

a

rope

or

cable

Noun

A

particular

type

of

rail

transit

system

which

ascends

a

steep

urban

or

mountain

incline

,

having

usually

two

cars

sharing

a

single

track

,

with

the

cars

linked

by

a

moving

cable

and

an

arrangement

of

pulleys

such

that

the

descending

car

assists

in

the

hoisting

of

the

ascending

car

,

i

.

e

.

the

two

cars

serve

as

counterweights

for

each

other

.