fu·nic·u·lar
noun/fjuːˈnɪkjələ(r)/
/fjuːˈnɪkjələr/
(also funicular railway)
- a railway on a steep slope, used to transport passengers up and down in special cars by means of a moving cable
enlarge image缆索铁道 Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘of or like a cord or thread’): from Latin funiculus (diminutive of funis ‘rope’) + -ar.