telpherage
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.
Origin of telpherage
1- Sometimes tel·fer·age .
Words Nearby telpherage
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How to use telpherage in a sentence
Telpher, tel′fėr, adj. pertaining to a system of telpherage.
It is to these longer systems that electric telpherage is particularly applicable.
Every-day Science: Volume VI. The Conquest of Nature | Henry Smith WilliamsClosely allied to the systems of traction by electric locomotives, is the modern electric telpherage system.
Every-day Science: Volume VI. The Conquest of Nature | Henry Smith WilliamsOne of the most interesting features of the shops is the electric telpherage system.
The New York Subway | AnonymousThis shop contains six down-draught forges and one drop-hammer, and is also served by the telpherage system.
The New York Subway | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for telpherage
telferage
/ (ˈtɛlfərɪdʒ) /
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 called: telpher line, telpher
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