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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An accident involving a cable car in San Francisco on Monday left several passengers with minor injuries, authorities said.
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The hotel offers an on-site ski depot and a private ski lounge at Kronplatz near the cable car station, plus a house car to transport guests to and from the resort.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
The new $140-million Cortina Sliding Centre, the second Olympic venue whose construction fell well behind schedule, was completed days before the opening ceremony but a cable car intended to carry spectators to the women’s ski events was not expected to be finished in time.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The cable car fell more than 300 feet, and all 20 people aboard were killed.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The hotel offers an on-site ski depot and a private ski lounge at Kronplatz near the cable car station, plus a house car to transport guests to and from the resort.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
The new $140-million Cortina Sliding Centre, the second Olympic venue whose construction fell well behind schedule, was completed days before the opening ceremony but a cable car intended to carry spectators to the women’s ski events was not expected to be finished in time.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The cable car fell more than 300 feet, and all 20 people aboard were killed.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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 15 Feb. 2026.
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