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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Don’t miss the spectacular hikes—accessible by cable car, or for the hardier, by foot.
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Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
Beyond the views, cable car visitors can also enjoy a light lunch and refreshing drink at the mountain restaurant.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Low-slung cable cars ferried skiers to the mountaintop, casting moving shadows over the families wandering through the town.
—Nadia Beard, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
There’s also an impressive system of scenic cable cars that brings riders up the craggy mountains for eye-popping panoramas.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023
Partiers will travel from their accommodations down below in the pretty Alpine villages of Lauterbrunnen and Mürren to the 300-person venue via four separate cable cars, a phenomenally scenic journey that takes 32 minutes each way.
—Becky Lucas, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2023
From the cable car to the metro bus, the journey to the altar continues.
—Chantal Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
With more than 745 miles of slopes and 120 modern lifts and cable cars that connect passholders to the entire network, the world’s largest ski circuit ensures visitors won’t ever get bored.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023
That it is anchored by a cable car is on trend for Vietnam, which is in the middle of a cable car bonanza.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
Beyond the views, cable car visitors can also enjoy a light lunch and refreshing drink at the mountain restaurant.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Low-slung cable cars ferried skiers to the mountaintop, casting moving shadows over the families wandering through the town.
—Nadia Beard, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
There’s also an impressive system of scenic cable cars that brings riders up the craggy mountains for eye-popping panoramas.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023
Partiers will travel from their accommodations down below in the pretty Alpine villages of Lauterbrunnen and Mürren to the 300-person venue via four separate cable cars, a phenomenally scenic journey that takes 32 minutes each way.
—Becky Lucas, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2023
From the cable car to the metro bus, the journey to the altar continues.
—Chantal Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
With more than 745 miles of slopes and 120 modern lifts and cable cars that connect passholders to the entire network, the world’s largest ski circuit ensures visitors won’t ever get bored.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023
That it is anchored by a cable car is on trend for Vietnam, which is in the middle of a cable car bonanza.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
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“Cable car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20car. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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