teleférico

Definitions of teleférico
  1. noun
    a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
    synonyms: funicular, tren-cremallera
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    type of:
    ferrocarril, ferrocarrilero
    line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
  2. noun
    a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
    synonyms: telesilla, telesquí
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    types:
    telesilla
    a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable
    type of:
    medio de transporte, transporte
    something that serves as a means of transportation
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