guideway
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈɡaɪdˌweɪ/
- Specialized
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vía guía
- The city plans to construct a new guideway to improve public transportation.
- vehicle and guideway
Skytran runs up in the air on elevated, we call a micro freeways, guideways.
- Skytran runs up in the air on elevated, we call a micro freeways, guideways.
Examples
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The train glided smoothly along the guideway as it approached the station.
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Passengers enjoy a quiet ride as the bus travels on its designated guideway.
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From the second observation post, the group rode back along the service road below the guideway.
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That would likely be met by building the guideway domestically, as the Chinese are doing.
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A train passing over a guideway at grade emits less noise.
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Situated in the rural Emsland region of Germany near the North Sea, the Transrapid test guideway has been operating for more than 18 years.
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Synchronous linear stators run down both sides of the guideway.
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GOOD reports that "the system is cheaper to install than light rail, and at 5 feet wide, the guideway is narrow enough to be accommodated by many city streets."
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At Virginia's Old Dominion University, a crane lowers a maglev vehicle toward the guideway.
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For the guideway itself, the Chinese had already tacked down some 500 of the 2,500 hybrid concrete and steel beams that they'll make to complete the course.
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Synonyms
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2.2
A long metal or rubber band with wheels that helps heavy vehicles move over soft ground
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A part that directs the movement or position of something
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2.5
Two metal rails on the ground that trains run on
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Rails in a city that trams run on
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A part of a road for cars or buses going in one direction, often divided into lanes
A groove that guides a wheel or axle in a machine
Tracks on a machine that let parts move in a straight line
A wooden path that people build across wet or marshy ground to walk on
How Guided
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Guideway comes from guide ('to show') and way ('path'), so think of it as a path or track that keeps a vehicle on its route and guides its movement.