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[ rohp-wey ] / ˈroʊpˌweɪ /
Origin of ropewayFirst recorded in 1885–90; rope + way1 Words nearby ropewayrope socket, rope stitch, rope tow, ropewalk, ropewalker, ropeway, ropey, rope yarn, ropinirole, ropy, roque Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ropewayThe ropeway has a daily carrying capacity of 60 tons in one direction and of 30 tons in the other. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3|Various A ropeway may be carried over ground over which rails could only be laid at enormous cost. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3|Various Prior to the establishment of this ropeway the logs were sent down a circuitous mountain track on bullock carts. The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams We have already noticed that it differs from the ropeway in that it has to hoist and discharge its burdens as well as convey them. The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams
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