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Elevated

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd

Definitions

An elevated railway.

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Equivalents

8 more languages
العربيةمرتفع
Българскииздигнат
Catalàelevat
한국어고가
Македонскииздигнат
Românăridicat

Examples

the Washington Street Elevated
“Mr. Nunheim's home was on the fourth floor of a dark, damp, and smelly building made noisy by the Sixth Avenue elevated.”
While the New York, Fordham, and Bronx Railway never built any elevateds, its franchise rights were valuable.”

CEFR level

C2
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