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telpher

or ٱ·ڱ

[ tel-fer ]

noun

  1. Also . a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.

adjective

  1. of or relating to a system of telpherage.

verb (used with object)

  1. to transport by means of a telpherage.

telpher

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. a load-carrying car in a telpherage
    1. another word for telpherage
    2. ( as modifier )

      a telpher line

      a telpher system

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to transport (a load) by means of a telpherage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱ, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of telpher1

1880–85; alteration of telephore. See tele- 1, -phore
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Word History and Origins

Origin of telpher1

C19: changed from telephore, from tele- + -phore

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