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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Los Gatos will add a cable car holiday trolley to the winter celebration to take riders through the historic downtown Dec. 13-15.
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Debby Rice, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Referring to an old map, Schock headed for the Chilliwack River Trail by going up near the Copper Ridge Trail and then using a cable car across the river.
—David Chiu, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Our vacation included taking Salzburg’s Official Sound of Music Tour, singing show tunes on a tour bus in the Austrian Alps; riding a cable car up the Untersberg mountain and hiking to the summit; and touring Mozart’s childhood home, all before heading to Vienna.
—Cynthia Moss, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Located at Plateau Rosa, the museum offers a fascinating glimpse into the region’s mountaineering heritage, the evolution of Alpine industries and the building of the Plateau Rosa cable car.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Debby Rice, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Referring to an old map, Schock headed for the Chilliwack River Trail by going up near the Copper Ridge Trail and then using a cable car across the river.
—David Chiu, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Our vacation included taking Salzburg’s Official Sound of Music Tour, singing show tunes on a tour bus in the Austrian Alps; riding a cable car up the Untersberg mountain and hiking to the summit; and touring Mozart’s childhood home, all before heading to Vienna.
—Cynthia Moss, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Located at Plateau Rosa, the museum offers a fascinating glimpse into the region’s mountaineering heritage, the evolution of Alpine industries and the building of the Plateau Rosa cable car.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Cable car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20car. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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