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cable car
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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
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Noun1.cable car - a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railwaycable car - a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"
car
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 → ترام lanovka tovbanevogn Seilbahn τελεφερίκ teleférico köysiratavaunu téléphérique žičara cabina della funivia ケーブルカー 케이블카 kabelwagen taubane kolejka linowa carro eléctrico, funicular вагон фуникулера spårvagn รถที่เคลื่อนที่โดยสายเคเบิล teleferik xe cáp treo 缆车
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