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telpher

or tel·fer

[ tel-fer ]
/ ˈtɛl fər /

noun

Also teleferic . a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.

adjective

of or relating to a system of telpherage.

verb (used with object)

to transport by means of a telpherage.

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Origin of telpher

1880–85; alteration of telephore.See tele-1, -phore

Words nearby telpher

telomere, telomerization, telophase, telos, telotaxis, telpher, telpherage, telson, telsontail, Telstar, Telugu
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British Dictionary definitions for telpher

telpher

telfer

/ (ˈtɛlfə) /

noun

a load-carrying car in a telpherage
  1. another word for telpherage
  2. (as modifier)a telpher line; a telpher system

verb

(tr) to transport (a load) by means of a telpherage

Derived forms of telpher

telpheric or telferic, adjective

Word Origin for telpher

C19: changed from telephore, from tele- + -phore
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