Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tub or bucket suspended from grooved wheels traveling on a cable, or directly attached to a moving cable, and used to transport sand, minerals, or heavy materials on a wire ropeway. See
wireway .
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Examples
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Koch and Siemens (which was responsible for the crane project's electrical engineering), worked in close cooperation with igus to specify a cable-carrier system for the cranes with 1,448 feet of travel on each crane.
Gadget Freak Files 2010
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Stainless steel guide troughs protect all the cable-carrier systems from weather and the sun's rays.
Gadget Freak Files 2010
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