cable car
noun
: a vehicle moved by an endless cable:
a
: one suspended from an overhead cable
b
: one that moves along tracks
Examples of cable car in a Sentence
The skiers took a cable car to the top of the mountain.
Tourists packed the cable cars on the hilly streets of San Francisco.
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But Moriarty is alive, coming into focus unobtrusively in the series premiere's final moments while sitting on Pittsburgh's famed Duquesne Incline cable car.
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
The era of the aerial cable car is officially underway.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
After a day of training, ski racers have to head back to the summit and download the full length of the cable car.
—Peggy Shinn, Outside Online, 1 Jan. 2025
Note: All the boats, funiculars, and cable cars are included in the Swiss Travel Pass.
—Carole Rosenblat, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
The era of the aerial cable car is officially underway.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
After a day of training, ski racers have to head back to the summit and download the full length of the cable car.
—Peggy Shinn, Outside Online, 1 Jan. 2025
Note: All the boats, funiculars, and cable cars are included in the Swiss Travel Pass.
—Carole Rosenblat, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Cable car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20car. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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