Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
rope-railway .
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- noun A system of
cables , slung fromtowers , from whichcarriers are suspended to transport materials
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
Etymologies
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Examples
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Alexandra Beier/Bongarts/Getty Images Freddy Nock of Switzerland balanced on a cable car ropeway in the Alps on top of Germany's highest mountain, Zugspitze, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Sunday.
Sports Snapshots 2009
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There are also stamps of major attractions such as these for the Monkeys of Miyajima, the ropeway and the Shrine and Torii on the water as shown in these stamps.
Archive 2008-04-01 Elizabeth McClung 2008
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There are also stamps of major attractions such as these for the Monkeys of Miyajima, the ropeway and the Shrine and Torii on the water as shown in these stamps.
Japan Trip April 13th (Day 13): Kyoto, the Bamboo path, Temples and Kitty’s Elizabeth McClung 2008
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The pilgrims take a 2 Km trek or a 20minutes ropeway ride to reach the temple uphill.
145 Killed in Stampede at Hindu Temple of Himachal Pradesh 2008
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Beth: “They are WAY up there, up that hillside out of town, how am I going to get the wheelchair all the way to the ropeway station?”
A "No Japan" day (Ha!) and Linda's Japan v. Beth's Elizabeth McClung 2008
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Beth: “They are WAY up there, up that hillside out of town, how am I going to get the wheelchair all the way to the ropeway station?”
Archive 2008-03-01 Elizabeth McClung 2008
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Conan turned his gaze up the road to where the last of their party was crossing the broken causeway, via an unsteady ropeway floored with charred planking salvaged from the castle.
Conan The Warlord Carpenter, Leonard 1988
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Conan turned his gaze up the road to where the last of their party was crossing the broken causeway, via an unsteady ropeway floored with charred planking salvaged from the castle.
Conan The Warlord Carpenter, Leonard 1988
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Transportation: The dressed stone can be transported by wheelbarrows, wagons or tubs on rail (of wood or metal), animal driven carts, or by aerial ropeway.
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This includes the transport of people and goods by road, agricultural draft power and river transport but excludes perhaps railways passing through rural areas and possibly ropeway systems.
Chapter 4 1985
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