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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While guests are welcome to walk their way up to the main building or take the train, the cable car offers particularly stunning views of the surrounding mountain landscapes, spanning roughly ten minutes from start to finish.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Rescuers evacuated 16 people from the cable cars below the break in the cable, a spokesperson for Italy’s fire brigade told CNN.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The cable car has been operating since 1952, and a similar accident in 1960 also left four dead, according to the outlet.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
In 2021, 14 people were killed in Italy’s northern Piedmont region when a cable car connecting Lake Maggiore with a nearby mountain plummeted to the ground.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Rescuers evacuated 16 people from the cable cars below the break in the cable, a spokesperson for Italy’s fire brigade told CNN.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The cable car has been operating since 1952, and a similar accident in 1960 also left four dead, according to the outlet.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
In 2021, 14 people were killed in Italy’s northern Piedmont region when a cable car connecting Lake Maggiore with a nearby mountain plummeted to the ground.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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