cable car vs ropeway

cable car

noun
  • A streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track. 

  • A hanging carriage or car for transporting people or cargo 

  • Any passenger vehicle attached to a moving cable for propulsion, and guided by some form of rails, on a specially-built track not in a street. 

ropeway

noun
  • A system of cables, slung from towers, from which carriers are suspended to transport materials. 

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