telfer
telfer is the alternative form of telpher.
Meaning of telpher
Noun
telpher (plural telphers)
- An electric-run cable car used for transportation, along overhead wires.
- A system of transportation using telphers.
- In 1898, the ever-innovative Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway installed an overhead delivery system known as a 'telpher'. […] But the telpher at Manchester Victoria wasn't part of a crane. It was part of an extraordinary dual-railed overhead line, a little like a suspended monorail, with individually...2020 December 30, Tim Dunn, “The railway's mechanical marvels”, in Rail, page 55
Proper noun capitalized: Telfer
Telfer (plural Telfers)
- A surname from Old French.
Forms of telfer
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | telfers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Telfers |
Origin of telfer
Scottish and North English surname, from a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, from Old French tailler (“to cut”) + fer (“iron”).
Questions about telfer
- What does telfer mean?
- Telfer means a surname from Old French.
- What is telfer the alternative form of?
- Telfer is the alternative form of telpher.
- What part of speech is telfer?
- Telfer is a proper noun.
Words near telfer in the dictionary
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