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cable car

or b-

noun

  1. a vehicle, usually enclosed, used on a cable railway or tramway.


cable car

noun

  1. a cabin suspended from and moved by an overhead cable in a mountain area
  2. a cableway
  3. a passenger car on a cable railway
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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