telfer
9.9
A carrier hung from an overhead cable that moves heavy goods
- noun
- Archaic
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telfer
- The telfer suspended from the cables allowed us to travel safely between the two buildings.
Examples
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During the presentation, we learned how the telfer helps move goods in a telpherage system.
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Nelson Agholor and Randall Telfer caught TD passes for the Trojans, and Curtis McNeal rushed for 158 yards.
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The factory installed a new telfer system to efficiently transport parts across the assembly line.
Synonyms
9.9
A small car that hangs from a cable and carries goods or people
is the general carrier in overhead cable transport without sizing or passenger detail
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word telfer comes from parts that mean 'far' and 'to carry', with tele- like in telephone and -fer like in transfer. So a telfer is a small carrier that moves goods along an overhead cable, literally a 'carry from far' device.
