cable car

cable car

noun
a vehicle, usually enclosed, used on a cable railway or tramway.
Also, ca·ble-car.


Origin:
1870–75, Americanism
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cable car
 
n
1.  a cabin suspended from and moved by an overhead cable in a mountain area
2.  a cableway
3.  a passenger car on a cable railway

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