cable car
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cable car
- /ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɑːɹ/ UK
- /ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɑɹ/ Canada, US
- /ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɒɹ/ Canada
- /ˈkæɪ.bəl ˌkɐːɹ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈke.bəl ˌkaɹ/ Scotland
- /ˈkeː.bel ˌkaːɾ/ India
noun cable cars · cablecar · cable-car
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A streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track.
Similar: cable tram, cable tramway
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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.
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.
Similar: people mover, cable tramway
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A hanging carriage or car for transporting people or cargo.
Similar: tram, aerial tram, ropeway, gondola, gondola lift, telpher, cable tramway
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noun hanging carriage
| Español | teleférico, funicular |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 케이블카 keibeulka |
| 日本語 | ケーブルカー kēburukā |
| 中文 | 纜車 /缆车 lǎnchē |
| Português | teleférico |
| Français | téléphérique, chariot |
| Deutsch | Pendelbahn |
| Italiano | funivia |
| Ελληνικά | τελεφερίκ teleferík |
| Română | telecabină |
| Русский | ваго́н кана́тной доро́ги vagón kanátnoj dorógi, кана́тная доро́га kanátnaja doróga |
| עברית | רכבל rakével, rachbál |
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