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
When a cable car fails over a remote valley in the Himalayas, eight passengers are left suspended in crisis.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
The station can be reached directly year-round from the mountain village of Grindelwald with the Eiger Express cable car, per Jungfraubahnen Management AG.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
New 10-seater cable cars, introduced in 2023 as part of an ongoing major upgrade, shorten wait times and offer faster, more spacious rides.
—New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Coombs and her group opted to hike the entire way up — a six-hour climb — skipping the cable car shortcut.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
The station can be reached directly year-round from the mountain village of Grindelwald with the Eiger Express cable car, per Jungfraubahnen Management AG.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
New 10-seater cable cars, introduced in 2023 as part of an ongoing major upgrade, shorten wait times and offer faster, more spacious rides.
—New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Coombs and her group opted to hike the entire way up — a six-hour climb — skipping the cable car shortcut.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2026.
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