jig back

American  

noun

1. an inclined cable tramway with two cars that are connected in such a way that as one goes up the other comes down.

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Other Word Forms

• jig-back adjective

Example Sentences

So far today, he’s somehow caught a rock, lost one of his jigs that got stuck on something on the bottom of the Sound, then caught someone else’s lost jig back.

From Seattle Times

Most of the tramways still use the "jig back" system, in which two cabins are connected to the same cable; an electric motor pulls one cabin down and uses that cabin's weight to pull the other cabin up.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to Russell, Lynn said she is feeling so good, she “might even put her dancing jig back in the show.”

From Washington Post

That jarring speech thrust Jig back into his chair, as if with a physical hand.

From Project Gutenberg

"Yes, you danced as well as I ever saw you jig back in the toy store," said the Rabbit.

From Project Gutenberg