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.
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Accessible only by cable car to limit environmental impact, the exclusive nine-bedroom hotel invites guests to immerse themselves in the region’s alpine traditions.
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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Cruise ships currently moor in the caldera, and passengers are ferried by tender to Fira’s small old port, where a cable car whisks them up to the caldera-side capital Fira.
—Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
Prices from $1,677 a night per suite, which includes meals and most beverages, mountain cable car tickets, ski passes, some hotel activities, winter sports equipment and use of the pools and saunas.
—Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Plus, to keep the festivities accessible, buses and cable cars are free on New Year’s Eve.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Cruise ships currently moor in the caldera, and passengers are ferried by tender to Fira’s small old port, where a cable car whisks them up to the caldera-side capital Fira.
—Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
Prices from $1,677 a night per suite, which includes meals and most beverages, mountain cable car tickets, ski passes, some hotel activities, winter sports equipment and use of the pools and saunas.
—Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Plus, to keep the festivities accessible, buses and cable cars are free on New Year’s Eve.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Cable car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20car. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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