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cable car
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noun
- a vehicle, usually enclosed, used on a cable railway or tramway.
cable car
noun
- a cabin suspended from and moved by an overhead cable in a mountain area
- a cableway
- a passenger car on a cable railway
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cable car1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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A British couple were among the four people killed in a cable car crash near Naples, Italian police have confirmed.
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Four people have died after a mountain cable car cabin crashed to the ground near Naples in southern Italy, emergency services say.
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"I wasn't looking forward to getting in a cable car and I didn't particularly enjoy it."
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Opened in time for the 2012 Olympics, the cable car has struggled to attract regular commuters with passenger figures declining over the last decade.
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A cable car cabin collided with a broken pole on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring 10 others.
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