the popular name for the elevated (= raised) railway in Chicago . It was built in 1897 by Charles Tyson Yerkes. The city’s central business district is called the Loop because the railway makes a loop around the area.
EL
Meaning of EL in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005