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telpher
or tel·fer
[ tel-fer ]
/ ˈtɛl fər /
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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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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
- another word for telpherage
- (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, adjectiveWord Origin for telpher
C19: changed from telephore, from tele- + -phore
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