Term Gallery logo

Meanings of ropeway in English

Portuguese
teleférico
Catalan
telefèric
Wikidata

A conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers.

        teleférico
        Wikidata

        A cabin for transportation suspended on cables.

              Synonyms
              Examples for "cablecar"
              Examples for "cablecar"
              1
              After a few loud clicks, the cablecar stopped and the doors slid open.
              Book Three: The Final Exodus
              2
              At Third I got off and rode the cablecar to the top of Bunker Hill.
              Dreams from Bunker Hill
              3
              Two glistening Cylons stood guard before the path that led to the cablecar and the stone steps.
              Book Three: The Final Exodus
              4
              Eventually the newcomer finds out that the sound is made by cables runnin under the cablecar tracks.
              The new yorker
              5
              The accident occurred when a US military jet clipped a cablecar line at the ski resort of Cermis, close to Cavalese in the Dolomites.
              The Irish Times
              1
              Across the gorge a quarter of a mile away an aerial tram ran.
              The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me
              2
              The 60-passenger Alyeska Aerial Tram offers expansive views and at the top there are two restaurants, a museum, and guided walks in summer.
              The South African
              1
              All these jobs will be affected by a cable car, he said.
              Reuters
              2
              Every year, Table Mountain's cable car has to have a little TLC.
              The South African
              3
              During that time, the cable car is out of service to everyone.
              The South African
              4
              The surviving female climber would be taken down by the cable car.
              The South African
              5
              Mrs. Sommers went to the corner and waited for the cable car.
              The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories
              Translations for ropeway
              Catalan
              telefèric