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telferage

telferage

9.9
A transport system with electric cars hanging from cables
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛlfərɪdʒ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : telferaje
  • The mining company used a telferage system to transport ore across the valley.

Examples

  • Many cities are exploring telferages as an eco-friendly transport option.

  • A telferage was constructed to connect the two factories on opposite hillsides.

  • Historians examined the old telferage to understand early electric transit technology.

  • The telferage system was installed in the mountain resort.

  • The mining company used a telferage system to transport ore across the valley.

  • A telferage was constructed to connect the two factories on opposite hillsides.

  • Many cities are exploring telferages as an eco-friendly transport option.

Synonyms

telpherage
vstelferage
  • Archaic
9.9

A system of electric cars that hang from cables to carry goods or people

is the same concept but given as an alternate spelling

Surface Forms

telferage singular
telferages plural

Morphology

telferage = telpher (opaque) = telpher + age

The word is built from 'telpher' + '-age', but the overall meaning is a specialized technical term that most learners would not be able to infer from the base.

Etymology

Telferage comes from the prefix tele- meaning 'far', as in telephone, and the idea of a hanging ferry that carries people or goods. So a telferage is like a 'ferry in the air' with cars hanging from cables and moved by electricity.