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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The run requires pulling your sled behind you to reach the starting point during a nearly two-and-a-half-hour hike in the snow after riding the cable car up part of the way.
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Terry Ward, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
The Skyway features a rotating cable car that takes you to 3,466 meters up the mountain and offers spectacular views of Mont Blanc, the valleys and glacier.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Take in incredible views from the cable car down to the ferry, then stroll through the cobblestone streets, boutiques, and, of course, Christmas markets.
—Carole Rosenblat, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
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.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
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Terry Ward, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
The Skyway features a rotating cable car that takes you to 3,466 meters up the mountain and offers spectacular views of Mont Blanc, the valleys and glacier.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Take in incredible views from the cable car down to the ferry, then stroll through the cobblestone streets, boutiques, and, of course, Christmas markets.
—Carole Rosenblat, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
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.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cable car
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“Cable car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20car. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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