cable car
noun
: a vehicle moved by an endless cable:
a
: one suspended from an overhead cable
b
: one that moves along tracks
Examples of cable car in a Sentence
The skiers took a cable car to the top of the mountain.
Tourists packed the cable cars on the hilly streets of San Francisco.
Recent Examples on the Web
Hop aboard one of the town’s white Volkswagen Beetle taxis to navigate the steep streets, or take the cable car to Hotel Montetaxco—a fine place for views of Taxco rooftops and to rest your head for the night.
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Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
Acrophobics take note: This quirky cable car carries passengers, two at a time, in open or closed metal baskets that are not for the faint of heart.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
For the best views with minimum efforts, the cable cars at Loen (Nordfjord) and Åndalsnes (Romsdalsfjord) offer stunning panoramic vistas with minimal hiking required.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Aerial cable cars are not without their limitations, however.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
Acrophobics take note: This quirky cable car carries passengers, two at a time, in open or closed metal baskets that are not for the faint of heart.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
For the best views with minimum efforts, the cable cars at Loen (Nordfjord) and Åndalsnes (Romsdalsfjord) offer stunning panoramic vistas with minimal hiking required.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Aerial cable cars are not without their limitations, however.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cable car
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“Cable car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20car. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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