Definitions for cable car
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ca′ble car`(n.)
or ca′ble-car`
a vehicle, usu. enclosed, used on a cable railway or tramway.
Category: Transportation
Origin of cable car:
1870–75, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
cable car, car(noun)
a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
"they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"
Wiktionary
cable car(Noun)
A streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track.
cable car(Noun)
A hanging carriage or car for transporting people or cargo
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