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

The man in the tower rang a hasty signal and the operator of the cableway reversed with a sudden jerk that threw the derrick from the hook.

From Still Jim by Morrow, Honoré