cableway

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noun

A system of suspended cables from which cable cars are hung.

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Meanings

nouncableway (plural cableways)

plural cableways

  1. A system of suspended cables from which cable cars are hung.

    Synonyms: ropeway

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA system of suspended cables from which cable cars are hung.

Similar
ropeway
Also see
ropeway

Origin

From cable + way.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 索道
  • 索道 (suǒdào)system of cables
Finnish köysirata
  • köysiratasystem of cables
French téléphérique
  • téléphériquesystem of cables
German Seilbahn
  • Seilbahnsystem of cables
Hungarian drótkötélvasút
  • drótkötélvasútsystem of cables
Japanese ケーブルカー, 索道
  • ケーブルカー (kēburukā)system of cables
  • 索道 (sakudō)system of cables
  • ケーブルウェイ (kēburuwei)system of cables
  • ロープウェイ (rōpuwei)system of cables
Korean 케이블카
  • 케이블카 (keibeulka)system of cables
Polish kolej linowa, kolejka linowa
  • kolej linowasystem of cables
  • kolejka linowasystem of cables
Portuguese teleférico
  • teleféricosystem of cables
Romanian teleferic, funicular
  • telefericsystem of cables
  • funicularsystem of cables
Russian кана́тная доро́га, фуникулёр
  • кана́тная доро́га (kanátnaja doróga)system of cables
  • фуникулёр (funikuljór)system of cables
Spanish teleférico
  • teleféricosystem of cables
Swedish linbana
  • linbanasystem of cables
Turkish teleferik
  • teleferiksystem of cables
Cite this entry
APA

cableway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cableway

MLA

“cableway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cableway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cableway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cableway.

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