aerial railway

aerial railway
An enclosed carriage suspended on a series of wires, usually attached to a steep mountain slope, used for personal transportation over normally untraversable territory.

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  • Aerial railway — A*[ e] ri*al rail way (a) A stretched wire or rope elevated above the ground and forming a way along which a trolley may travel, for conveying a load suspended from the trolley. (b) An elevated cableway. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aerial railway — tramway (def. 4). [1885 90] * * * aerial railway or aerial ropeway noun One for overhead conveyance • • • Main Entry: ↑aerial * * * aerial railway or aerial tramway, overhead cables or rails from which a car is suspended to move persons and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • aerial railway — tramway (def. 4). [1885 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • aerial railway — elevated cableway; wire which forms the way along which a trolly can travel …   English contemporary dictionary

  • aerial ropeway — aerial railway or aerial ropeway noun One for overhead conveyance • • • Main Entry: ↑aerial …   Useful english dictionary

  • aerial tramway — noun a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers • Syn: ↑tramway, ↑tram, ↑cable tramway, ↑ropeway • Hypernyms: ↑conveyance, ↑transport * * * tramway ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • Aerial tramway — An aerial tramway is a type of aerial lift in which a cabin is suspended from a cable and is pulled by another cable. An aerial tramway is often called a cable car or ropeway, and sometimes incorrectly referred to as a gondola lift (not to be… …   Wikipedia

  • Aerial warfare — For military aviation forces and equipment see Military aviation. For strategic theory on the use of air forces, see Airpower. Warfare Military history Eras …   Wikipedia

  • Aerial work platform — A tracked AWP at a building site. An aerial work platform, also known as an aerial device or elevating work platform, is a mechanical device used to provide temporary access for people or equipment to inaccessible areas, usually at height. There… …   Wikipedia

  • Aerial Anarchists — Infobox Film name = Aerial Anarchists director = Walter Booth producer = Charles Urban distributor = Kineto Film released = October 19 1911 runtime = 15 minutes country = UK language = Silent film English intertitles imdb id = 0211903 Aerial… …   Wikipedia

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