| cable railway n. A railroad on which the cars are moved by an endless cable driven by a stationary engine. |
cable railway
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(Transport / Railways) a railway on which individual cars are drawn along by a strong cable or metal chain operated by a stationary motor
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| Noun | 1. |  cable railway - a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending carscable car, car - a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
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