TELPHERAGE
\tə͡lfˈɜːɹɪd͡ʒ], \təlfˈɜːɹɪdʒ], \t_əl_f_ˈɜː_ɹ_ɪ_dʒ]\
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Specif., electric transportation of goods by means of carriages suspended on overhead conductors, as of wire, the power being conveyed to the motor carriage by the wires on which it runs. Telpherage and telpher are sometimes applied to such systems in which the motive power is not electricity.
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The conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity.
By Oddity Software
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Specif., electric transportation of goods by means of carriages suspended on overhead conductors, as of wire, the power being conveyed to the motor carriage by the wires on which it runs. Telpherage and telpher are sometimes applied to such systems in which the motive power is not electricity.
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The conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity.
By Noah Webster.
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Automatic aerial transportation by electricity, as by independent motors on a conducting cable.
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Telpher.
By James Champlin Fernald
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