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ROPEWAY

Dictionary entry overview: What does ropeway mean?

• ROPEWAY (noun)
The noun ROPEWAY has 1 sense:

1. a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers

Familiarity information: ROPEWAY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ROPEWAY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

aerial tramway; cable tramway; ropeway; tram; tramway

Hypernyms ("ropeway" is a kind of...):

conveyance; transport (something that serves as a means of transportation)

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