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ropeway

US/ˈɹoʊpˌweɪ/

ropeway noun: a system of cables, slung from towers, from which carriers are suspended to transport materials.

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
    • Meanwhile, French ropeway transport company POMA SAS specialises in rope-operated systems around the globe.2024 March 6, “Network News: Companies invited to bid for HS2 Interchange light rail contract”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 18
    Synonyms:
    cableway

ropeway meaning in Tamil and Kannada

ropeway in Tamil

கயிற்றுப் பாதை, கயிற்றுப்பாதை

ropeway in Kannada

ರಜ್ಜುಪಥ, ಹಗ್ಗದ ದಾರಿ

Synonyms of ropeway

Forms of ropeway

pluralropeways
alternative formrope-way

Origin of ropeway

From rope + way.

Words formed from ropeway

Questions about ropeway

What does ropeway mean?
Ropeway means a system of cables, slung from towers, from which carriers are suspended to transport materials.
What is ropeway in Tamil?
Ropeway in Tamil is கயிற்றுப் பாதை, கயிற்றுப்பாதை. See Ropeway meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ropeway?
Ropeway is a noun.
How do you pronounce ropeway?
Ropeway is pronounced /ˈɹoʊpˌweɪ/ (US).
What is the plural of ropeway?
The plural of ropeway is ropeways.

Words near ropeway in the dictionary

  1. ropewalk
  2. ropewalker
  3. ropewalkers
  4. ropewalking
  5. ropewalks
  6. ropeway
  7. ropeways
  8. ropework
  9. ropeworker
  10. ropeworkers
  11. ropeworks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ropeway (page history and authors); ropeway (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ropeway (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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