cableway

noun ca·ble·way \ ˈkā-bəl-ˌwā \

|Updated on: 19 Jun 2018

Definition of cableway

: a suspended cable used as a track along which carriers can be pulled

Recent Examples of cableway from the Web

However, tragedy struck in 1983 on the cable car system when seven people died after an oil drilling ship collided with the cableway.

— suyin haynes, Time, "The Dark History of the 'Tranquil' Island Hosting the Trump-Kim Summit," 11 June 2018
Archaeologists describe how the ice, in its pockets, preserves not only the objects of war but also its smell, from the grease of military cableways to old sauerkraut.

— The Economist, "Trouble on the slopesWinter sports face a double threat, from climate and demographic change," 25 Jan. 2018
Rocket refueling suits worn by propellant transfer technicians were hung up on the wall outside of the cableway tunnel that leads to Titan II missile silo.

— laura reston, New Republic, "Soviet Union," 6 Oct. 2017
The cableway’s rotating cars ensure that every passenger gets equal time during the five-minute ascent to take in views in every direction: the sheer cliff face of Table Mountain, the city and Table Bay below.

— jamie moore, USA TODAY, "The world’s 10 best cable cars," 29 June 2017

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