cable car
Americannoun
noun
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a cabin suspended from and moved by an overhead cable in a mountain area
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a cableway
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a passenger car on a cable railway
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cable car
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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"Hanging by a Wire" tells the story of the nail-biting race to save schoolboys dangling from a stranded cable car in the Himalayan foothills.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
The prince had travelled to the top of the mountain by cable car, to the surprise of several groups of tourists queuing to travel up the mountain.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
Meagan, I learned, had never experienced the scenic, hair-raising, cable car ride that connects the small mountain town of Khulo with the tiny village of Tago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
By 2001 the building was bought by the Von Essen hotel group who intended to spend £4m to re-open the hotel, equipped with a cable car to allow access from the mainland.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025
I had asked Sister Pat about the bus and cable car.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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