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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Visitors take the cable car up from Mürren to Piz Gloria, an outdoor viewing deck with a 360-degree revolving restaurant.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
The fourth victim was the Italian driver of the cable car.
—FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The crash took place just one week after the cable car service had reopened for the summer season.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
There were no cable cars above the break, the fire brigade said.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
The fourth victim was the Italian driver of the cable car.
—FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The crash took place just one week after the cable car service had reopened for the summer season.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
There were no cable cars above the break, the fire brigade said.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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 3 Jul. 2025.
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