cable car

Or cable-car

noun

1. a vehicle, usually enclosed, used on a cable railway or tramway.

cable car

noun

1. a cabin suspended from and moved by an overhead cable in a mountain area

2. a cableway

3. a passenger car on a cable railway

Word History and Origins

Origin of cable car¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

The plan includes opening hotels, eco-lodges and a large visitor centre, as well as expanding the small nearby airport and a cable car to Mount Moses.

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Exactly how this frenzy will shape the future of San Francisco, home to cable cars and robotaxis, remains to be seen.

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Switzerland's railways, tunnels, cable cars and high alpine passes are masterpieces of engineering, connecting alpine communities.

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Iconic Angels Flight, the over 100-year-old funicular cable car, is moving its final service from 10 p.m. to 8 p.m. until the curfew ends.

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An inquest has opened into the death of a British couple killed in a cable car crash near Naples.

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