aerial cableway

noun

A large assortment of cables, suspended above the ground at a minesite or quarry, used to transport tools and equipment over rough territory.

Meanings

nounaerial cableway (plural aerial cableways)

plural aerial cableways

  1. A large assortment of cables, suspended above the ground at a minesite or quarry, used to transport tools and equipment over rough territory.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 空中索道
  • 空中索道 (kōngzhōng suǒdào)assortment of cables suspended above the ground
Finnish köysirata
  • köysirataassortment of cables suspended above the ground
Irish cáblabhealach aerga
  • cáblabhealach aergaassortment of cables suspended above the ground
Polish kolej linowa, kolejka linowa
  • kolej linowaassortment of cables suspended above the ground
  • kolejka linowaassortment of cables suspended above the ground
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