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PRONUNCIATION OF CABLE RAILWAY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CABLE RAILWAY

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Cable railway is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CABLE RAILWAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cable railway

Cable railway

A cable railway is a steeply graded railway that uses a cable or rope wound about a cable winch system similar to a ski lift mechanism powered by a stationary engine to haul trains on adversely steep grades. Many such were Funicular railroads, where one descending load in part counterbalanced an ascending consist, much like a cable car.

Definition of cable railway in the English dictionary

The definition of cable railway in the dictionary is a railway on which individual cars are drawn along by a strong cable or metal chain operated by a stationary motor.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CABLE RAILWAY

cabinmate
cable
cable car
cable length
cable release
cable stitch
cable television
cable-knit
cable-laid
cable-laying
cable-stayed bridge
cable-stitch
cable´s length
cablecast
cablegram
cabler
cablet
cablevision
cableway
cabling

WORDS THAT END LIKE CABLE RAILWAY

aerial railway
alway
cog railway
elevated railway
funicular railway
Galway
hallway
inclined railway
light railway
marine railway
model railway
oilway
rack and pinion railway
rack railway
railway
rollway
scenic railway
spillway
tollway
Trans-Siberian Railway

Synonyms and antonyms of cable railway in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cable railway» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CABLE RAILWAY

Find out the translation of cable railway to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cable railway from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cable railway» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铁路电缆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

teleférico
570 millions of speakers

English

cable railway
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

केबल रेलवे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كابل السكك الحديدية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Фуникулер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teleférico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তারের রেলওয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ferroviaire câble
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta api kabel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seilbahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ケーブル鉄道
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

케이블 철도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kabel railway
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường sắt leo núi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேபிள் ரயில்வே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केबल रेल्वे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kablo demiryolu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

funicolare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolej linowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фунікулер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

feroviar cablu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τελεφερίκ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kabel spoorweg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

linbana
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

taubane
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cable railway

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CABLE RAILWAY»

The term «cable railway» is normally little used and occupies the 115.068 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CABLE RAILWAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cable railway» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cable railway» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cable railway

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CABLE RAILWAY»

Discover the use of cable railway in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cable railway and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
1887 Prospectus for San Francisco's Wire Cable Railways and ...
This easy-to-read reprint is presented in format, sightly larger than the original. However, care has been taken to preserve the integrity of the text.
Pacific Cable Railway Company, 2007
2
Cable Railways: Cable Car, Cromford and High Peak Railway, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
3
Cable Car Days in San Francisco
78 California Street east of Powell, April 19, 1906 88 Powell Street Railway Company, Bay and Taylor streets, April 21, 1906 88 Eastern terminus of the Market Street Cable Railway, Oakland Ferries, 1890 89 Eastern terminus of the Market ...
Edgar Myron Kahn, 1944
4
Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars
A big step in improving local public transportation was the introduction of cable- powered cars with the October 1, 1885, opening of the Second Street Cable Railway Company, followed in a few months by the first regular operation of the ...
Jim Walker, 2007
5
San Francisco's Noe Valley
The Market Street Railroad replaced steam and horse-drawn cars with cable cars and evolved into the Market Street Cable Railway Company. By 1887, as Behrend Joost was planning his line across Noe Valley's southern edge, the Market ...
Bill Yenne, 2004
6
Mine Planning and Equipment Selection 1998
On the basis of detailed rig tests the stationary and dynamic operation behaviour of the three different drives has been evaluated in relation to the tractive effort F, the rope speed v and the power output P of the cable railway. The measured ...
Raj K. Singhal, 1998
7
Industrial Relations in Urban Transportation
The cable railway was so successful there that not until after 1906 was it replaced by the electric system on the level streets. On the hilly streets it still survives. Cable railways were not put to use east of the Rocky Mountains until after 1881.
Emerson P. Schmidt, 1937
8
Henry E. Huntington and the Creation of Southern California
Popularly known as the SP line, the Market Street Cable Railway served the major commercial and shopping areas and then radiated out into residential districts.9 When Henry arrived in San Francisco in 1892, Market Street was the city's ...
William B. Friedricks, 1992
9
Urban Mass Transit: The Life Story of a Technology
But Cincinnati's Vine Street Cable Railway twisted right and left, as did its Mt. Adams & Eden Park Railway, and so did the Valley City Street & Cable Railway in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In Chicago, cable railways remained in operation for  ...
Robert C. Post, 2007
10
Mcgraw Electric Railway Manual
R. H. Denny, E. F. Blaine. GENERAL OFFICE.—Dexter Horton Bank Bldg, Seattle , Wash. REF:MENCI.--Dcscription of road (brief),Vol. lX. May, '93. p. 316. Date of information. Feb. 1399. 1 ludison Street Cable Railway GIL—Chartered Sept.
W. F.Skene

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CABLE RAILWAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cable railway is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What Do All The Train Emoji Mean, And Do We Actually Need 12 Of …
This emoji may either represent traveling through the mountains or a funicular, which is a cable railway that moves small trains up and down steep slopes. «Bustle, Jun 15»
2
Picture Past: June 11, 1965
The Somerset Trust for Nature Conservation announced it was against plans to build a cable railway up the cliffs at Cheddar Gorge. The trust ... «Weston & Somerset Mercury, Jun 15»
3
Businessmen welcome political consensus over CPEC
He said that major projects are included: optic cable railway line from western China to Gwadar; and expansion of road network. Besides the ... «The Nation, May 15»
4
What to do with the Strand St quarry?
The project may include the installation of a funicular – a cable railway which pulls tram-like vehicles up the rock face – or a cable car similar to ... «News24, May 15»
5
12 things to do in North Wales when it's raining
Experience a Victorian mine tour which allows you to travel deep into the vast mine, the steepest cable railway in Britain, taking you hundreds ... «Daily Post North Wales, May 15»
6
Santiago in a rush
Surrounded by parkland and accessible by funicular (a cable railway), the site is popular, drawing walkers, bikers, and picnickers. Panoramic ... «Kamloops This Week, May 15»
7
Spokane's first pro ball team also its first champ
... through the city core, players, in uniform, and most of the 1,662 fans rode to the field on Sherwood's short-lived Spokane Cable Railway. «The Spokesman Review, May 15»
8
When Seattle had 'Klondike Fever' it had it bad
In the “then” photo, two teams and their drivers pose on the northbound tracks and cable slot of the Front Street Cable Railway. The equine ... «The Seattle Times, May 15»
9
Pasadena History: Beaudry helped develop L.A. County
He and his brother built a short cable railway in Temple Street. Beaudry acquired interest in the Cerro Gordo Mines, which were very successful ... «The Pasadena Star-News, May 15»
10
Georgia on my mind
The ski resort also has the facility of cable railway, which may be closed in rare occasions of very low visibility or high wind. It is equipped with ... «TravelBizMonitor, Apr 15»

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