Noun: cableway 'key-bul,wey
- A conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
"Skiers rode the aerial cableway to reach the mountain summit";
- tramway, tram [N. Amer], aerial tramway [N. Amer], cable tramway [N. Amer], ropeway
Derived forms: cableways
Type of: conveyance, transport
Encyclopedia: Cableway