Jack Taylor wrote:
Mr Thant wrote:
On Jun 8, 8:18 am, PhilD wrote:
Well, what DOES it mean?
An el is a line built high above ground level as a way to get past
existing roads and structures without tunnelling or too much
demolition.

In other words, an elevated section - so why not use the word 'elevated'
instead of a term that nobody's heard of?

It's not true that nobody's heard of it. The OP certainly has. So have
I, and other people in this thread.
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Michael Hoffman