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rope⋅way

[rohp-wey]
–noun
tramway (def. 4).

Origin:
1885–90; rope + way

tram⋅way

[tram-wey]
–noun
1. a crude railroad of wooden rails or of wooden rails capped with metal treads.
2. British. tramline.
3. Mining. a track, usually elevated, or roadway for mine haulage.
4. Also called aerial railway, aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway. a system for hauling passengers and freight in vehicles suspended from a cable or cables supported by a series of towers, hangers, or the like: used over canyons, between mountain peaks, etc.

Origin:
1815–25; tram 1 + way 1
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