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cableway
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ca·ble·way  (kbl-w)
n.
A suspended cable used as a track typically for a cable car.
cableway [ˈkeɪbəlˌweɪ]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a system for moving people or bulk materials in which suspended cars, buckets, etc., run on cables that extend between terminal towers
Translations
cableway [ˈkeɪblweɪ] N → teleférico m, funicular m aéreo
cableway [ˈkeɪblˌweɪ] n → teleferica
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