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

Directed by Mohammed Ali Naqvi, the Sundance 2026 doc tells the story of the high-stakes rescue of six schoolboys and two adults trapped in a cable car 900 feet above a ravine in the remote Himalayan foothills of northern Pakistan. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

The documentary, the first selected by Pakistan to contend at the Oscars, revisits a dramatic August 2023 cable car emergency in Battagram in northern Pakistan. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Outside are a tennis court, pool, hot tub, patios, and a cable car connecting to a private beach. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026

Up on a hill overlooking Sarajevo, Karadžić, the proud champion of his nation, huddles inside a little red pod, formerly part of a cable car, trying to make a phone call to his wife while petting a puppy that larks around at his feet. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 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