tel|pher|age — «TEHL fuhr ihj», noun. 1. a transportation system using telphers supplied with electric current by the cable. 2. a similar system in which cars are pulled by an endless cable worked by a motor. Also, telferage … Useful english dictionary
pher — pher·e·crat·ic; phi·los·o·pher; pho·nog·ra·pher; pho·tog·ra·pher; phys·i·og·ra·pher; plas·ma·pher·e·sis; por·nog·ra·pher; pot·a·mog·ra·pher; psy·chog·ra·pher; pte·rog·ra·pher; py·rog·ra·pher; ra·di·og·ra·pher; rhypa·rog·ra·pher; sce·nog·ra·pher;… … English syllables
telpher — tel·pher … English syllables
telpherage — tel·pher·age … English syllables
telpherman — tel·pher·man … English syllables
telpher — tel•pher [[t]ˈtɛl fər[/t]] n. 1) trs a traveling unit, car, or carrier in a telpherage 2) trs to transport by means of a telpherage • Etymology: 1880–85; alter. of telephore. See tele I, phore … From formal English to slang
telpherage — tel•pher•age [[t]ˈtɛl fər ɪdʒ[/t]] n. trs a transportation system in which cars or other carriers are suspended from or run on wire cables or the like … From formal English to slang
man — man·dae·an·ism; man·da·ic; man·da·la; man·da·ment; man·dan; man·dant; man·da·pa; man·dar; man·da·rin·ate; man·da·rin·ism; man·da·tary; man·da·tee; man·da·tor; man·da·to·ri·ly; man·da·tum; man·da·ya; man·de; man·de·ism; man·del·ate; man·del·ic;… … English syllables
age — age·a·ble; age; age·less; age·long; age·net·ic; al·ien·age; al·loy·age; al·tar·age; am·per·age; an·ec·dot·age; ap·pend·age; ar·rear·age; av·er·age·ly; av·er·age·ness; bale·age; bal·last·age; bar·on·age; bar·on·et·age; bar·rel·age; bea·con·age;… … English syllables
Telpher — Tel pher, n. [Gr. ? far, far off + fe rein to bear.] 1. (Elec.) A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. Fleeming Jenkin. [1913 Webster] 2. (Elec.) Specif., the equipment or apparatus used in a system of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English