cable ferry

noun

a type of ferry which propels itself by means of one or more steel cables laid across a body of water.

Meanings

nouncable ferry (plural cable ferries)

plural cable ferries

  1. nauticala type of ferry which propels itself by means of one or more steel cables laid across a body of water.

Translations

Danish kabelfærge
  • kabelfærgecable ferry
Finnish lossi
  • lossicable ferry
Norwegian Bokmål kabelferge, kabelferje
  • kabelfergecable ferry
  • kabelferjecable ferry
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APA

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Chicago

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