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cable car
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cable car
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cable car
noun
plural
cable cars
cable car
noun
plural
cable cars
Learner's definition of CABLE CAR
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a vehicle that hangs in the air from a cable that pulls it up and down mountains
The skiers took a
cable car
to the top of the mountain.
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a vehicle that is pulled along tracks by a cable
Tourists packed the
cable cars
on the hilly streets of San Francisco.
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