telpherage

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A noun referring to a transportation system in which cars, known as telphers, are suspended from cables and operated by electricity.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das ein Transportsystem bezeichnet, bei dem Wagen, sogenannte Telpher, an Seilen hängen und elektrisch angetrieben werden.

1. Cable-based transport system C2 formal

   A system of transportation where cars or containers (called telphers) are suspended from overhead cables and moved by electric power.

   • The mine used telpherage to move ore across the valley.
   • Telpherage systems were once common in industrial areas for moving heavy loads.
   • Engineers designed a telpherage network to transport goods over rough terrain.

   🇩🇪Kabelfördersystem

   Synonyme: ropewaytelpher

• telpherages plural form
• telpherages' possessive plural form
• telpherage's possessive singular form