telpher

/'telfə/

Thân thiện

A worker loads crates onto a telpher at the warehouse.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A conveyance or car in a telpherage system: A "telpher" is a single vehicle, typically a suspended car or bucket, that moves along a cable or overhead track as part of a telpherage system, which is a form of cable transport used for carrying materials or passengers.

Usage

• The term "telpher" is a technical and somewhat archaic word, primarily used in historical or industrial contexts to describe a specific type of cable-drawn transport car. It is not commonly used in everyday modern English.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The ore was transported from the mine to the processing plant using a telpher.
  • The old telpherage system consisted of several telphers running on a single cableway.

Advanced Usage

• "Telpherage": The system or method of transportation using telphers.
  • The factory's efficiency was improved by the installation of a telpherage.

Variants and Related Words

• Telpherage (n): The entire system of transportation using suspended cable cars or buckets.
  • The telpherage was an innovative solution for moving materials across the rugged terrain.

Synonyms

• Cable car: A vehicle that is pulled by a moving cable, often used in similar contexts.
• Aerial tramway car: A passenger or cargo vehicle suspended from a cable.
• Bucket (in industrial contexts): A container, often part of a conveyor system, though not always suspended.

Học thuật

Noun

1. one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage

Từ đồng nghĩa

• telfer