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telpherage

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telpherage, telferage [ˈtɛlfərɪdʒ]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) an overhead transport system in which an electrically driven truck runs along a single rail or cable, the load being suspended in a separate car beneath Also called telpher line telpher
telpherage, telferage
a system of transportation in which cars or gondolas, usually powered by electricity, are suspended below wire cables.
See also: Vehicles
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Noun1.telpherage - a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity
telferage
telfer, telpher - one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage
transportation, transportation system, transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
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