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rope-way

rope-way is the alternative spelling of ropeway.

Meaning of ropeway

Noun

ropeway (plural ropeways)

  1. A system of cables, slung from towers, from which carriers are suspended to transport materials.
    • An overhead ropeway was installed to pass the tablet from the signalbox at Dunton Green across the main line to an elevated stage on the branch platform, but this is no longer used.1952 September, D. W. Winkworth, “The Westerham Valley Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 626
    Synonyms:
    cableway

Forms of rope-way

pluralrope-ways

Questions about rope-way

What is rope-way the alternative spelling of?
Rope-way is the alternative spelling of ropeway.

Words near rope-way in the dictionary

  1. rope-jump
  2. rope-jumps
  3. rope-ripe
  4. rope-walk
  5. rope-walks
  6. rope-way
  7. rope-ways
  8. rope-worthy
  9. ropeable
  10. ropeband
  11. ropebands

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