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ropeway

American  
[rohp-way] / ˈroʊpˌweɪ /

noun

  1. tramway.


Etymology

Origin of ropeway

First recorded in 1885–90; rope + way 1


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Cracks have developed in more than 600 of some 4,500 buildings - including a local temple and a ropeway - in an area which officials say is 350m wide.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2023

A few commuter train stations also shut off escalators, and an amusement park in Yokohama, a city near Tokyo, turned off the lights on its Ferris wheel and ropeway at night, the Nikkei Shimbun reported.

From Reuters ● Jul. 1, 2022

Midway up the ropeway, hail had started coming down, and I rushed inside the temple.

From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2018

They cry out, they reach, they raise their phones to commemorate the mundane, and he strides on—middle of the fairway, middle of the ropeway, seen but not touched.

From Golf Digest ● May 5, 2018

The prime cost of a ropeway is usually moderate, though of course it varies with the ground and other local conditions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

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