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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Four people were killed when a cable car crashed in southern Italy on Thursday. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025 Witnesses on the ground said the cable car plummeted into the valley below, hitting a pylon on the way down. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025 Four people were killed and another was severely injured on Thursday when their cable car crashed into a ravine in Italy. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025 The Alps are a huge ski region that spans multiple countries and includes many villages connected by trails and cable cars, offering some of the most challenging ski runs in the world, including off-piste routes. Roger Sands, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cable car

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cable car was in 1874

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“Cable car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20car. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

cable car

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

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