cable car

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See also: cablecar and cable-car

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Noun

cable car (plural cable cars)

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  1. (US, Philippines) A streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track.
    Synonym: (chiefly British English) cable tram
  2. Any passenger vehicle attached to a moving cable for propulsion, and guided by some form of rails, on a specially-built track not in a street.
    Synonym: people mover
    • 2023 March 22, “Network News: Luton DART opens for business”, in RAIL, number 979, page 13:
      The Luton Direct Air-Rail Transit (DART) opened to passengers on March 10. The 1.3-mile cable car system is initially available for public use between 1400-1900 before opening in full at the end of the month.
  3. A hanging carriage or car for transporting people or cargo
    Synonyms: tram, aerial tram, ropeway, gondola, gondola lift, telpher

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