ca|ble|way

ca|ble|way
ca|ble|way «KAY buhl WAY», noun.
a conveying apparatus in which a wire cable supports or conveys the moving load: »

They have also built a cableway and a suspension footbridge over the Zambezi (London Times).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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