- telferage
- tel·fer·age
English syllables. 2014.
telferage
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telferage — noun a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity • Syn: ↑telpherage • Hypernyms: ↑transportation system, ↑transportation, ↑transit • Part Meronyms: ↑telpher, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
telfer — telferage, n. /tel feuhr/, n., adj., v.t. telpher. * * * … Universalium
telfer — noun one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage • Syn: ↑telpher • Hypernyms: ↑conveyance, ↑transport • Part Holonyms: ↑telpherage, ↑telferage * * * variant of … Useful english dictionary
telpherage — /tel feuhr ij/, n. a transportation system in which cars or other carriers are suspended from or run on wire cables or the like, esp. one operated by electricity. Also, telferage. [1880 85; TELPHER + AGE] * * * … Universalium
telfer — /ˈtɛlfə/ (say telfuh) noun, adjective, verb (t) → telpher. –telferage, noun …
telpherage — /ˈtɛlfərɪdʒ/ (say telfuhrij) noun a transport system in which cars or carriers are suspended from or run on wire cables or the like, especially one in which the cars are individually operated by electricity. Also, telferage …
telpherage — noun a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity • Syn: ↑telferage • Hypernyms: ↑transportation system, ↑transportation, ↑transit • Part Meronyms: ↑telpher, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
transportation system — noun a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods • Syn: ↑transportation, ↑transit • Derivationally related forms: ↑transit (for: ↑transit), ↑transport ( … Useful english dictionary
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
