telpheradj.n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛlfə/, U.S.

/ˈtɛlfər/

Etymology: Syncopated < telepher or telephore (see quot. 1884 at telpherage n.), < Greek τῆλε tele- comb. form + -ϕορος bearing.

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a. adj. or attributive.n. Of or relating to a system of telpherage; telpher line, telpher railway, a light overhead line on which the haulage is worked by electric power; so telpher train.

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b. n. Any travelling unit on a telpher line; also, the plant and rolling stock of a system of telpherage.

Compounds

telpherman.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > [noun] > conveyor of goods by vehicle > by cable railway

telpherman1904

1884 F. Jenkin in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 32 648/2 Telpher lines are adapted for the conveyance of minerals and other goods at a slow pace, and at a cheap rate.

1884 F. Jenkin in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 32 655/2 We are enabled to start or stop any number of telpher trains without disturbing the running of others.

1884 Sat. Rev. 31 May 712/2 In hilly country, where roads are difficult to construct, the telpher line might be eminently useful.

1888 W. E. Ayrton in Times 10 Sept. 11/3 The first track on which electric trams were run in series was the experimental ‘Telpher line’ erected in Glynde in 1883..for the automatic electric transport of goods.

1901 Munsey's Mag. 25 363/1 The traveling unit is called a ‘telpher’. The fixed cable serves as a rail.., and above it, in the same vertical plane, is a feed wire from which the telpher takes current.

1904 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Oct. 266 With a machine and an assistant, a telpherman can convey 250 tons per day over a distance of 1,000 feet.

Derivatives

ˈtelpher v. (transitive) to transport (goods, etc.) by means of telpherage.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > transport goods in vehicle [verb (transitive)] > by cable railway

telpher1885

1885 F. Jenkin in Good Words 132 We may possibly hereafter speak of telphering goods as we now speak of telegraphing messages.

1890 W. E. Ayrton in Spectator 19 Apr. To electrically propel may be aptly named to ‘telepher’, or, say ‘telpher’ as an abbreviation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	telpher
释义	telpheradj.n. Brit. /ˈtɛlfə/, U.S. /ˈtɛlfər/ Etymology: Syncopated < telepher or telephore (see quot. 1884 at telpherage n.), < Greek τῆλε tele- comb. form + -ϕορος bearing. Thesaurus » Categories » a. adj. or attributive.n. Of or relating to a system of telpherage; telpher line, telpher railway, a light overhead line on which the haulage is worked by electric power; so telpher train. Thesaurus » b. n. Any travelling unit on a telpher line; also, the plant and rolling stock of a system of telpherage. Compounds telpherman. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > [noun] > conveyor of goods by vehicle > by cable railway telpherman1904 1884 F. Jenkin in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 32 648/2 Telpher lines are adapted for the conveyance of minerals and other goods at a slow pace, and at a cheap rate. 1884 F. Jenkin in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 32 655/2 We are enabled to start or stop any number of telpher trains without disturbing the running of others. 1884 Sat. Rev. 31 May 712/2 In hilly country, where roads are difficult to construct, the telpher line might be eminently useful. 1888 W. E. Ayrton in Times 10 Sept. 11/3 The first track on which electric trams were run in series was the experimental ‘Telpher line’ erected in Glynde in 1883..for the automatic electric transport of goods. 1901 Munsey's Mag. 25 363/1 The traveling unit is called a ‘telpher’. The fixed cable serves as a rail.., and above it, in the same vertical plane, is a feed wire from which the telpher takes current. 1904 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Oct. 266 With a machine and an assistant, a telpherman can convey 250 tons per day over a distance of 1,000 feet. Derivatives ˈtelpher v. (transitive) to transport (goods, etc.) by means of telpherage. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > transport goods in vehicle [verb (transitive)] > by cable railway telpher1885 1885 F. Jenkin in Good Words 132 We may possibly hereafter speak of telphering goods as we now speak of telegraphing messages. 1890 W. E. Ayrton in Spectator 19 Apr. To electrically propel may be aptly named to ‘telepher’, or, say ‘telpher’ as an abbreviation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1884
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