English dictionary

telpher

/'t/E/lf/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage

noun.artifact

Synonyms telfer

Source: WordNet 3.0
A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity.

noun

Source: webster1913
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.

noun

Source: webster1913