cableway

cableway
noun Date: 1893 a suspended cable used as a track along which carriers can be pulled

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  • cableway — /kay beuhl way /, n. a system for hoisting and hauling bulk materials, consisting of a cable or pair of cables suspended between two towers, on which travels a carriage from which a bucket is suspended: used in heavy construction work, in storage …   Universalium

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