About The Word Telpherage
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Telpherage
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What's The Definition Of Telpherage?
[n] a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity
Synonyms | Synonyms for Telpherage: telferage Related Terms | Find terms related to Telpherage: See Also | telfer | telpher | transit | transportation | transportation system Telpherage In Webster's Dictionary \Tel"pher*age\, n. (Elec.)
Specif., electric transportation of goods by means of
carriages suspended on overhead conductors, as of wire, the
power being conveyed to the motor carriage by the wires on
which it runs. Telpherage and telpher are sometimes applied
to such systems in which the motive power is not electricity.
\Tel"pher*age\, n. The conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. --Fleeming Jenkin. |
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