cable railway
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cable railway
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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To reach it, many would ride on the funicular - a type of cable railway - which had a stop just for hotel residents.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
A family in the U.K. has one of the country’s smallest funicular railways – a type of cable railway system on an incline – at their home.
From Fox News ● Jan. 8, 2022
The funicular, or cable railway built on an incline, has a storied past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2017
Once a buzzing, wealthy suburb with its own cable railway, it is now pockmarked with shuttered businesses and boarded-up homes.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2017
In the distance they could see the lights of the little cable railway that carried passengers to the heights from which they could obtain a magnificent view of the harbor and the surrounding country.
From Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator by Duffield, J. W.
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