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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Explore the car-free town center, hike the trails in the warmer months, or fly over to Italy by cable car on The Matterhorn Alpine Crossing, the highest border crossing in the Alps.
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Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
Ride from anywhere in the city with the exception of cable cars.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Railroad ties of a former cable car track create its steep staircase, which ascends around 2,000 feet in less than a mile.
—Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
When a cable car fails over a remote valley in the Himalayas, eight passengers are left suspended in crisis.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
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Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
Ride from anywhere in the city with the exception of cable cars.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Railroad ties of a former cable car track create its steep staircase, which ascends around 2,000 feet in less than a mile.
—Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
When a cable car fails over a remote valley in the Himalayas, eight passengers are left suspended in crisis.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 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 24 May. 2026.
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