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telpherage

[ tel-fer-ij ]

noun

  1. a transportation system in which cars or other carriers are suspended from or run on wire cables or the like, especially one operated by electricity.


telpherage

/ ˈtɛlfərɪdʒ /

noun

  1. an overhead transport system in which an electrically driven truck runs along a single rail or cable, the load being suspended in a separate car beneath Also calledtelpher linetelpher
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of telpherage1

First recorded in 1880–85; telpher + -age
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Example Sentences

Telpher, tel′fėr, adj. pertaining to a system of telpherage.

It is to these longer systems that electric telpherage is particularly applicable.

Closely allied to the systems of traction by electric locomotives, is the modern electric telpherage system.

One of the most interesting features of the shops is the electric telpherage system.

This shop contains six down-draught forges and one drop-hammer, and is also served by the telpherage system.

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