elevated line

English

Noun

elevated line (plural elevated lines)

1. (rail transport) Synonym of elevated railway.
   • 1955 July, “The Last Elevated Line in New York”, in Railway Magazine, page 444:

     The last train on the Third Avenue elevated line in New York ran on May 12. This route was the sole survivor of the lines which formed the rapid transit system of the city before the advent of the underground railways early in the present century.