cable car
noun
: a vehicle moved by an endless cable:
a
: one suspended from an overhead cable
b
: one that moves along tracks
Examples of cable car in a Sentence
The skiers took a cable car to the top of the mountain.
Tourists packed the cable cars on the hilly streets of San Francisco.
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If your schedule allows, consider taking the Montjuïc cable car for breathtaking panoramic views of the city before making your way to the port.
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David Nikel, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
There’s even a free cable car to whisk you into the park in the most Swiss way possible.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2024
The run requires pulling your sled behind you to reach the starting point during a nearly two-and-a-half-hour hike in the snow after riding the cable car up part of the way.
—Terry Ward, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
The Skyway features a rotating cable car that takes you to 3,466 meters up the mountain and offers spectacular views of Mont Blanc, the valleys and glacier.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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David Nikel, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
There’s even a free cable car to whisk you into the park in the most Swiss way possible.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2024
The run requires pulling your sled behind you to reach the starting point during a nearly two-and-a-half-hour hike in the snow after riding the cable car up part of the way.
—Terry Ward, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
The Skyway features a rotating cable car that takes you to 3,466 meters up the mountain and offers spectacular views of Mont Blanc, the valleys and glacier.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cable car
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“Cable car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20car. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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