cable car

== English == === Alternative forms === cablecar, cable-car === Pronunciation === enPR: kā′bəl kär′ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɑːɹ/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɑɹ/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɒɹ/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkæɪ.bəl ˌkɐːɹ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈke.bəl ˌkaɹ/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈkeː.bel ˌkaːɾ/ Hyphenation: ca‧ble car === Noun === cable car (plural cable cars) (US, Philippines) A streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track. Synonyms: (chiefly British English) cable tram; cable tramway Any passenger vehicle attached to a moving cable for propulsion, and guided by some form of rails, on a specially-built track not in a street. Synonyms: people mover, cable tramway A hanging carriage or car for transporting people or cargo. Synonyms: tram, aerial tram, ropeway, gondola, gondola lift, telpher, cable tramway ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Doppelmayr Cable Car on Wikipedia.Wikipedia cable car on Wikipedia.Wikipedia