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Meanings of cable tramway in English
Portuguese
teleférico Catalan
telefèric 
A conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers.
Usage of cable tramway in English
1
I have made some very careful observations on the cable tramway in Philadelphia, which is quite an extensive system.
2
A pint of old ale, and he'll take you up that hill like a cable tramway, and not hurt himself.'
3
On the south, the Lower Town is separated from the other districts by the Inca, a long street traversed by a cable tramway.
4
I do not intend to depreciate cable or any other tramways, but there is a difficulty about introducing cable tramways.
5
"I believe the ice will carry the farther end of the cable tramway out to sea."