telpher

or tel·fer

[ tel-fer ]

noun

1. Also . a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.

adjective

1. of or relating to a system of telpherage.

verb (used with object)

1. to transport by means of a telpherage.

telpher

/ ˈtɛlfə /

noun

1. a load-carrying car in a telpherage
2. 1. another word for telpherage
   2. ( as modifier )

      a telpher line

      a telpher system

verb

1. tr to transport (a load) by means of a telpherage

Derived Forms

• ˈtelpheric, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of telpher¹

1880–85; alteration of telephore. See tele- ¹, -phore

Word History and Origins

Origin of telpher¹

C19: changed from telephore, from tele- + -phore

Example Sentences

Puddle what material there is in the forms, dump the telpher buckets where they stand, and clean out the mixers; that's the size of the job, and it's got to be done.

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The telpher itself consists of a light two-wheeled truck, carrying the driving motors, which, to avoid gearing or other complicated mechanism, are usually coupled directly to the axles of the telpher.

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Electrically-operated telphers, suspended from a timber trestle, hoisted the buckets, and, traveling on a mono-rail track, deposited them on wagons for transportation to the dock.

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A train, therefore, could be emptied or a boat loaded under the bank of eight telphers in one-fourth the time required by the derricks, of which only two could work on one boat.

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Subsequent to the driving of the tunnels there was a considerable settlement in the pier, especially noticeable at the telphers, and finally these had to be abandoned on this account.

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