cable car
or cable-car
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noun
a vehicle, usually enclosed, used on a cable railway or tramway.
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Origin of cable car
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Words nearby cable car
Cabiri, cable, cable bend, cable box, cable buoy, cable car, cablecast, cable graft, cablegram, cablelaid, cable molding
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British Dictionary definitions for cable car
cable car
noun
a cabin suspended from and moved by an overhead cable in a mountain area
a cableway
a passenger car on a cable railway
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