teleferic

[tel-uh-fer-ik]

noun Transportation.

telpher.

Show More

Also tel·e·fe·rique

[tel-uh-fuh-reek] /ˌtɛl ə fəˈrik/.

Origin of teleferic

1915–20; < French téléférique, téléphérique or Italian teleferica, both ultimately < English telpher with restoration of Greek tele-; see -ic

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for teleferic

Historical Examples

Often they have no link with the world below but a precipitous climb or a "teleferic" wire.
War and the Future
H. G. Wells