| cable car n. A car designed to operate on a cableway or cable railway. |
cable car
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a cabin suspended from and moved by an overhead cable in a mountain area
2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a cableway
3. (Transport / Railways) a passenger car on a cable railway
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cable car - a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"cable railway, funicular, funicular railway - a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area |
Translations
cable car [ˈkeɪblˌkɑːʳ] n → funivia; (on rail) → funicolare f
cable car [ˈkeɪblˌkɑːʳ] n → funivia; (on rail) → funicolare f
cable car [ˈkeɪblˌkɑːʳ] n → funivia; (on rail) → funicolare f
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