Definitions
a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
Word origin
From Middle English, from Old English el, from Latin el (the name of the letter L).
Used in a sentence
“The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch.”
“The main section of the Sixth Avenue El from Morris Street to Ninth Avenue and 53rd Street shut down on December 4, 1938.”
“"[…] A sister of Joseph Gerard […] was found unconscious on the kitchen floor by the family cook early this morning. […]" […] What leads could they have, if the old lady was el zonko?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues
01“elevated railway”2 letters
02“Elevated train, briefly”2 letters
03“Raised city train”2 letters
04“Urban train, briefly”2 letters
05“city train above street”2 letters
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