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Synonyms of cable car

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Another word for cable car is gondola. Other synonyms of cable car are cable tram, cable tramway, people mover, tram and aerial tram.

Synonyms and similar words for cable car

nounA streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track.

nounAny passenger vehicle attached to a moving cable for propulsion, and guided by some form of rails...

nounA hanging carriage or car for transporting people or cargo.

  • tramAn aerial cable car.
  • aerial tramSynonym of cable car (“a hanging carriage or car for transporting people or cargo”).
  • ropewayA system of cables, slung from towers, from which carriers are suspended to transport materials.
  • gondolaAn enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.
  • gondola liftSynonym of cable car (“a hanging carriage or car for transporting people or cargo”).
  • telpherAn electric-run cable car used for transportation, along overhead wires.

Meaning of cable car

  1. noun A streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun A hanging carriage or car for transporting people or cargo.

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Questions about synonyms of cable car

What is another word for cable car?
Cable car has 9 synonyms on Word.ws, such as gondola, cable tram, cable tramway, people mover, tram, aerial tram, ropeway and gondola lift.
What does cable car mean?
Cable car means a streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track.

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