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

Sixteen people were rescued from an aerial cable car system in the western Colombian city of Pereira, after being trapped for roughly six hours, the city’s mayor’s office said yesterday. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

The researchers also investigated whether cable cars could become another part of the network. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Officials said the cable cars could carry up to 75,000 people a day, take 2,000 vehicles off the roads and cut commutes from up to three hours to about 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the route. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

The path provides a succession of caldera views that no road or cable car can match. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cable car

• abattoir
• alcazar
• autocar
• avatar
• belshazzar
• caviar
• caviare
• cinnabar
• commissar
• condylar
• deodar
• handlebar

Kids Definition

cable car

noun

: a car moved on tracks by an endless cable or along an overhead cable