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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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cable carcable 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 [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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Though far from the traditional tourist lodging centers of Union Square and Fisherman's Wharf, the Hotel Carlton is only a 3 1/2-block walk from the western terminus of the California Street cable-car line.
NEAR NOB HILL, CARLTON REALLY IS LOWEST by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
In the former, fluid camera movements follow random traces and footsteps in the snow, while in the latter, a series of brief shots with a stationary camera present the graphic patterns of electrical, telephone, and cable-car lines against an overcast sky.
Igor & Svetlana Kopystiansky. (Reviews: London) by Schwabsky, Barry / Artforum International
At High Camp, at the top of the cable-car lift, there is a skating rink - but not one of those little dinky ones that are popping up at many ski areas.
LAKE TAHOE RESORTS SPENDING VAST SUMS TO BROADEN THEIR REACH by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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