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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Wali recommends taking a cable car up to Zugspitze, which is Germany's highest peak.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
Italy has recorded two similar fatal accidents involving cable cars in recent years.
—FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The cable cars below the break were evacuated safely.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
The shooting was reported around 5:30 p.m. April 14 at Turk and Mason streets, a block from the Market Street plaza that includes BART’s Powell Street station and the cable car turnaround.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
Italy has recorded two similar fatal accidents involving cable cars in recent years.
—FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The cable cars below the break were evacuated safely.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
The shooting was reported around 5:30 p.m. April 14 at Turk and Mason streets, a block from the Market Street plaza that includes BART’s Powell Street station and the cable car turnaround.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 15 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 3 May. 2025.
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