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noun
a railway on which the cars are pulled by a moving cable under the roadway.
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Origin of cable railway
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby cable railway
cablecast, cablegram, cablelaid, cable molding, cablephoto, cable railway, cable-ready, cable release, cable's length, cable-stayed bridge, cable-stitch
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How to use cable railway in a sentence
To this hill is due the pioneer cable railway, built in the early '70's.
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British Dictionary definitions for cable railway
cable railway
noun
a railway on which individual cars are drawn along by a strong cable or metal chain operated by a stationary motor
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