elevated

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
verb give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
verb raise from a lower to a higher position

AT THE ELEVATED STATION XXIII. — From Farm to Fortune; or, Nat Nason's Strange Experience, Horatio, Jr. Alger
In the city of New York the summer of 1899 was signalized by the dismantling of the Elevated Railroads. — The King in Yellow, Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
By dint of much deep ratiocination while riding in the Elevated between flat and store he evolved the new idea--cheapness. — The Innocents: A Story for Lovers, Sinclair Lewis

elevated railway, elevated railroad, el, overhead railway

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