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Cable railway   /kˈeɪbəl rˈeɪlwˌeɪ/   Listen
Cable railway

noun
1.
A railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars.  Synonyms: funicular, funicular railway.





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... to have been spent, much of it, doubtless, political plunder; a costly United States Mint and Post Office, an Academy of Science, and many churches, colleges, libraries and other public edifices. The city had 220 miles of paved streets, 180 miles of electric and 77 of cable railway, 62 hotels, 16 theatres, 4 large libraries, 5 daily newspapers, etc., together with 28 ...
— The San Francisco Calamity • Various


Words linked to "Cable railway" :   funicular railway, railroad line, cable car, railway, funicular, railroad, car, railway line, railway system


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