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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A more convenient cable car to and from the entrance of Cortina has not been completed.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
Local media reported the metro and cable car in the capital, Santo Domingo, had stopped working and people had to be evacuated during the national blackout on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 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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