cableway
noun
ca·ble·way
ˈkā-bəl-ˌwā 
: a suspended cable used as a track along which carriers can be pulled
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The cableway, which reopened on April 10 after renovations, runs from Castellammare di Stabia between Naples and Sorrento some 1,092 meters to Monte Faito overlooking the bay of Naples and Mt. Vesuvius volcano.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
De Luca said the car that fell had two couples and one worker from the cableway aboard.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Flexible cableways allow the structure to adapt to fluctuating water levels and high winds.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Hikers must bring at least three liters of water, wear proper footwear, sunscreen, lightweight clothing, and gloves for the cableways.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
While gondolas transport lifts by moving the entire cableway, each Whoosh cabin uses an electric motor to propel itself along a stationary network of cables and rails at an average speed of about 26 m.p.h.
—Harry Booth, TIME, 17 Oct. 2024
Fort Worth's Bowie House joins several high-profile destinations, including a bath house in Istanbul, an Iceland resort boasting views of the Northern Lights, luxurious camps in Antarctica and a cableway connecting Switzerland and Italy.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 30 July 2024
By Erin Levi July 25, 2024 6:58 AM EDT
Traverse the Alps in the most epic way—aboard the world's highest 3S cableway.
—Erin Levi, TIME, 25 July 2024
The cableway has been open since 1929 and has attracted more than 30 million visitors since, according to the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway website.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 July 2024
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
De Luca said the car that fell had two couples and one worker from the cableway aboard.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Flexible cableways allow the structure to adapt to fluctuating water levels and high winds.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Hikers must bring at least three liters of water, wear proper footwear, sunscreen, lightweight clothing, and gloves for the cableways.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
While gondolas transport lifts by moving the entire cableway, each Whoosh cabin uses an electric motor to propel itself along a stationary network of cables and rails at an average speed of about 26 m.p.h.
—Harry Booth, TIME, 17 Oct. 2024
Fort Worth's Bowie House joins several high-profile destinations, including a bath house in Istanbul, an Iceland resort boasting views of the Northern Lights, luxurious camps in Antarctica and a cableway connecting Switzerland and Italy.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 30 July 2024
By Erin Levi July 25, 2024 6:58 AM EDT
Traverse the Alps in the most epic way—aboard the world's highest 3S cableway.
—Erin Levi, TIME, 25 July 2024
The cableway has been open since 1929 and has attracted more than 30 million visitors since, according to the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway website.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 July 2024
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“Cableway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cableway. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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