telpherage

American  

[tel-fer-ij] / ˈtɛl fər ɪdʒ /

Sometimes telferage

noun

1. a transportation system in which cars or other carriers are suspended from or run on wire cables or the like, especially one operated by electricity.

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telpherage British  

/ ˈtɛlfərɪdʒ /

noun

1. Also called: telpher line.   telpher.  an overhead transport system in which an electrically driven truck runs along a single rail or cable, the load being suspended in a separate car beneath

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Etymology

Origin of telpherage

First recorded in 1880–85; telpher + -age

Example Sentences

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telpherage

The telpherage system extends across the transfer table pit at the west end of the shops and into the storehouse and blacksmith shop at the Seventh Avenue end of the grounds.

From The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment by Anonymous

The traveling telpherage hoist has a capacity of 6,000 pounds.

From The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment by Anonymous

The singular invention to which he gave the name of telpherage, had of late consumed his time, overtaxed his strength and overheated his imagination.

From Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin by Stevenson, Robert Louis

The uses of telpherage are many and various.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

Thirty thousand dollars will amply cover your new equipment: power drills, electric transfers, and the cheap telpherage plant.

From The City of Numbered Days by Lynde, Francis