a system for moving people or bulk materials in which suspended cars, buckets, etc, run on cables that extend between terminal towers
cableway in American English
(ˈkeibəlˌwei)
noun
a system for hoisting and hauling bulk materials, consisting of a cable or pair of cables suspended between two towers,on which travels a carriage from which a bucket is suspended: used in heavy construction work, in storage plants, etc.
Also called: cable crane
Word origin
[1895–1900; cable + way]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Marxism, apothecaries' measure, backstage, cutback, slapstick
Examples of 'cableway' in a sentence
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The cableway gondola continuous cycle has mono-cable of simple ring type.
Ronald M. MARTINOD, Daniel ESTEPA, Carmen E. PARIS, Fabio A. PINEDA, Jorge L. RESTREPO,Leonel F. CASTAÑEDA, Gustavo A. MEJÍA 2014, 'Operating conditions effect over the coupling strength for urban aerial ropeways',Transport Problemshttp://transportproblems.polsl.pl/pl/Archiwum/2014/zeszyt3/2014t9z3_01.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
During the operation of the cargo cableway, the hauling ropes were damaged in a very short time.
Pavel Peterka, Jozef Krešák 2018, 'THE CAUSES OF THE DAMAGE TO THE BEARING ROPE – THE FAILUREANALYSIS', Advances in Science and Technology Research Journalhttp://www.journalssystem.com/astrj/THE-CAUSES-OF-THE-DAMAGE-TO-THE-BEARING-ROPE-THE-FAILUREANALYSIS,92341,0,2.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)