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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) [syn: elevation, EL, altitude, ALT]
2: a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level [syn: elevated railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead railway]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 14th century the letter l II. noun Usage: often capitalized Date: circa 1906 an urban railway that operates chiefly on an elevated structure; also a train belonging to such a railway III. abbreviation elevation

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

L L, a. 1. Having the general shape of the (capital) letter L; as, an L beam, or L-beam. 2. Elevated; -- a symbol for el. as an abbreviation of elevated in elevated road or railroad. -- n. An elevated road; as, to ride on the L. [Colloq., U. S.]

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Dictionary of Ro

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Moby Thesaurus

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