01 n. A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity.
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1.
A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity.(Elec.)
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2.
Specif., the equipment or apparatus used in a system of electric transportation by means of carriages which are suspended on an overhead conductor, as of wire.(Elec.)
Phrases & compounds
Telpher line —
an electric line or road over which vehicles for carrying loads are moved by electric engines actuated by a current conveyed by the line.