cable car

• cablecar, cable-car

• enPR: kā′bəl kär′
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɑːɹ/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɑɹ/

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• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɒɹ/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈkæɪ.bəl ˌkɐːɹ/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈke.bəl ˌkaɹ/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.bel ˌkaːɾ/
• Hyphenation: ca‧ble car

cable car (plural cable cars)

2. (US, Philippines) A streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track.

   Synonyms: (chiefly British English) cable tram; cable tramway

4. Any passenger vehicle attached to a moving cable for propulsion, and guided by some form of rails, on a specially-built track not in a street.

   Synonyms: people mover, cable tramway

   • 2023 March 22, “Network News: Luton DART opens for business”, in RAIL, number 979, page 13:

     The Luton Direct Air-Rail Transit (DART) opened to passengers on March 10. The 1.3-mile cable car system is initially available for public use between 1400-1900 before opening in full at the end of the month.

6. A hanging carriage or car for transporting people or cargo.

   Synonyms: tram, aerial tram, ropeway, gondola, gondola lift, telpher, cable tramway

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