funicular
Word family adjectivefunicularfuniculatenounfuniculusfunicle
fu·nic·u·lar /fjʊˈnɪkjələ $ -ər/ noun [countableC] funicular• Suzanne and I squeezed into a funicular.• I know how the funicular is operating.• Nebozízek seemed to be the only stop the funicular made before going on down to the bottom of the hill.• The funicular had resumed its climb, apparently smoothly enough. Origin funicular (1600-1700) Latin funiculus “small rope”, from funis “rope”