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cable car

Syllables: ca·ble carUK/ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɑːɹ//ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɑɹ/

cable car noun: a streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track.

cable car: a streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track
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Noun

cable car (plural cable cars)

  1. (Philippines, US) A streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track.
    Synonyms:
    cable tram, cable tramway
  2. 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.
    • 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.2023 March 22, “Network News: Luton DART opens for business”, in RAIL, number 979, page 13
  3. A hanging carriage or car for transporting people or cargo.

cable car meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Tagalog and Malay

cable car in Tamil

hanging carriage
கேபிள் கார் kēpiḷ kār

cable car in Bengali

hanging carriage
কেব্লকার keblokar

cable car in Tagalog

hanging carriage
kablekotse

cable car in Malay

hanging carriage
kereta kabel
More languagesFewer languages
cable car in Persian
تلهکابین tele-kâbin

Synonyms of cable car

All synonyms of cable car

Forms of cable car

pluralcable cars
alternative formcablecar
alternative formcable-car

Questions about cable car

What does cable car mean?
Cable car means a streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track.
What is cable car in Tamil?
Cable car in Tamil is கேபிள் கார் (kēpiḷ kār). See Cable car meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cable car?
Cable car is a noun.
How do you pronounce cable car?
Cable car is pronounced /ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɑːɹ/ (UK).
What is the plural of cable car?
The plural of cable car is cable cars.

Words near cable car in the dictionary

  1. cable
  2. cable box
  3. cable boxes
  4. cable buoy
  5. cable buoys
  6. cable car
  7. cable cars
  8. cable core
  9. cable cores
  10. cable drum
  11. cable drums

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