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telpher

American  
[tel-fer] / ˈtɛl fər /
Or telfer

noun

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

adjective

  1. of or relating to a system of telpherage.

verb (used with object)

  1. to transport by means of a telpherage.

telpher British  
/ ˈtɛlfə /

noun

  1. a load-carrying car in a telpherage

    1. another word for telpherage

    2. ( as modifier )

      a telpher line

      a telpher system
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of telpher

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

Example Sentences

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Telpher, tel′fėr, adj. pertaining to a system of telpherage.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Moved by these considerations, I wrote asking Professor Ayrton to co-operate in the development of my scheme, and suggesting that he should join with me in taking out my first Telpher patent.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 by Various

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