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