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ropeway

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ropeway [′rōp‚wā]
(engineering)
One or a pair of steel cables between several supporting towers which serve as tracks for transporting materials in mountainous areas or at sea.
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Snow View: A ropeway takes up to this popular viewpoint at 2270 metres.
Nainital Hill Station Uttaranchal India by Tapan kumar / Travel, recreation and leisure community
The firm would also conduct a geological study of the project area with special reference to the load bearing capacity at both stations and the ropeways, with particular focus to make it earthquake-resistant.
CDA moves ahead on cable car project by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
From the ground, it did not look like much--just a wooden cabin on rather high stilts accessed by some steps from which a ropeway went off into the distance.
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