(Short for elevated railroad or elevated railway) A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level, elevated railway, el, elevated railroad
A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level, elevated railway, elevated, el, overhead railway
A road supported on pillars to raise it above ground level Usually this is done on urban motorways to enable them to cross surface streets more easily, or to traverse an unusual geographical feature: to hold a road above unstable ground, for example, or run it along a steep hillside
If land or buildings are elevated, they are raised up higher than the surrounding area. An elevated platform on the stage collapsed during rehearsals. = raised
A person, job, or role that is elevated is very important or of very high rank. His career has blossomed and that has given him a certain elevated status
an exaggerated feeling of well-being, or euphoria or elation A person with elevated mood may describe feeling "high," "ecstatic," "on top of the world," or "up in the clouds " [DSM-IV]
A railway that operates on a raised structure in order to permit passage of vehicles or pedestrians beneath it. .elevated 'railroad a railway that is above the streets in a town