NOUN | artifact | cable railway, funicular, funicular railway | a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars |
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Meaning | A railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars. | |
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Synonyms | funicular, funicular railway | |
Parts | cable car, car | A conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway |
Broader | railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
Spanish | funicular | |
Catalan | funicular |
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