cable railway

ca·ble rail·way

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [key-buh l reyl-wey]
- /ˈkeɪ bəl ˈreɪlˌweɪ/
- /ˈkeɪbl ˈreɪlweɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [key-buh l reyl-wey]
- /ˈkeɪ bəl ˈreɪlˌweɪ/

Definitions of cable railway words

noun cable railway a railway on which individual cars are drawn along by a strong cable or metal chain operated by a stationary motor 3
noun cable railway a street railway on which the cars are pulled by a continuously moving underground cable 3
noun cable railway a railway on which the cars are pulled by a moving cable under the roadway. 1

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Origin of cable railway

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Cable railway

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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cable railway popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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