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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The cable car fell more than 300 feet, and all 20 people aboard were killed.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Muni offers light rail, bus, streetcar and cable car service in San Francisco.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
For 2025–26, Val Thorens is adding a new 10-seater Face Nord gondola lift to boost skier flow, while the Cime Caron cable car is reopening with new cabins that offer direct access to the 3,200-meter (10,499-foot) summit.
—Lysanne Currie, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The most frustrating run happened next door at Snowbird, where a spectacular cable car whisks you thousands of feet up and into movie-worthy terrain.
—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Muni offers light rail, bus, streetcar and cable car service in San Francisco.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
For 2025–26, Val Thorens is adding a new 10-seater Face Nord gondola lift to boost skier flow, while the Cime Caron cable car is reopening with new cabins that offer direct access to the 3,200-meter (10,499-foot) summit.
—Lysanne Currie, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The most frustrating run happened next door at Snowbird, where a spectacular cable car whisks you thousands of feet up and into movie-worthy terrain.
—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
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 4 Feb. 2026.
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