cableway

American  

[key-buhl-wey] / ˈkeɪ bəlˌweɪ /

noun

1. a system for hoisting and hauling bulk materials, consisting of a cable or pair of cables suspended between two towers, on which travels a carriage from which a bucket is suspended: used in heavy construction work, in storage plants, etc.

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cableway British  

/ ˈkeɪbəlˌweɪ /

noun

1. a system for moving people or bulk materials in which suspended cars, buckets, etc, run on cables that extend between terminal towers

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Etymology

Origin of cableway

First recorded in 1895–1900; cable + way ¹

Example Sentences

The 6.5-mile line, inaugurated in August, is the longest public cableway in the world, according to the city government.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

Further along the route of Mexico City’s newest cableway, a toucan and a scarlet macaw stare up at passengers.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

The last people were brought down at 00:33, the cableway said in a statement.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2018

The best last look at the continent: a cableway ride up Table Mountain, from which visitors can see the sprawl of the city, its gleaming bracelet of beaches and the ink-blue Atlantic.

From Time Magazine Archive

Steam for running the mixer was taken from the same boiler that supplied the cableway engine.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers