Meanings
dangleway1
plural dangleways
- UKderogatorytransportA suspended cable car, especially when perceived as an inferior alternative to other forms of urban mass transit.
A new dangleway between Thamesmead and Barking Riverside
2024 March 13, Ian Mansfield, “From Dangleways to Driverless Pods: The rejected Thamesmead DLR extensions”, in Ian Visits, archived from the original on 08 Feb 20262 more examples
Transfers between lines should be free, and there should be no difference in fares whether you're on a tram, a metro, a commuter train, a bus, a funicular, a dangleway and so forth.
2024 November 12, Gareth Dennis, How the Railways Will Fix the Future: Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road, Watkins Media Limited, →ISBNDangleways (Cable Cars) - there are two, both on Montjuic, but they require separate payment, and are quite expensive.
2025 September 27, “A Barcelona Scavenger Hunt”, in Moof.Space, archived from the original on 13 Oct 2025Synonyms: danglebahn
Dangleway2
- LondonderogatoryendearingThe London cable car.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA suspended cable car, especially when perceived as an inferior alternative to other forms of urban mass transit.
Origin
dangleway · noun
From dangle + way. Coined by British blogger Diamond Geezer in 2011, in reference to the London cable car.
Full word history & related roots →Dangleway · proper noun
dangle + way. Coined by British blogger Diamond Geezer in 2011.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
dangleway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dangleway
“dangleway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dangleway. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dangleway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dangleway.
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