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Ropeway

🔄 Synonyms of "Ropeway"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
tramnoun	(Australia, British, rail transport) A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
tramwaynoun	(chiefly UK, Ireland) The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
aerial tramwaynoun	A type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion.
cable tramwaynoun	Synonym of cable car (any sense)

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ropeway"

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Word	Definition
tramwaynoun	(chiefly UK, Ireland) The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
tramnoun	(Australia, British, rail transport) A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
aerial tramwaynoun	A type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion.
cable tramwaynoun	Synonym of cable car (any sense)
overheadnoun	(uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
skynoun	The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
cablewaynoun	A system of suspended cables from which cable cars are hung.
cable carnoun	Any passenger vehicle attached to a moving cable for propulsion, and guided by some form of rails, on a specially-built track not in a street.
gondolanoun	A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
cable traynoun	A rigid structure to support electric cables; a type of raceway, normally having the appearance of a ladder and open at the top to facilitate changes.
suspension bridgenoun	A bridge whose deck or roadway is suspended from wire ropes (cables) or (for some pedestrian bridges) fibrous rope.
conveyornoun	A mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects, generally over short or moderate distances, as from one part of a building to another.
trolleynoun	(US) A streetcar or light train.
ropeloftnoun	A building for storing and repairing of nets, ropes, and ships' rigging.
trainwaynoun	A railway.
gangwaynoun	A passageway through which to enter or leave.
pylonnoun	(electricity) A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
railcarnoun	(rail transport) A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
tramrailnoun	A street railway laid in the streets of a town or city, or an interurban railway for local traffic, on which cable cars, or trolley cars, etc., are used, in distinction from an extended railway line for trains.
elevated railwaynoun	(rail transport) A rapid transit railway with tracks above street level on a viaduct or other elevated structure.