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telpherage

Noun CEFR B2
ˈtɛlfəɹɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

An automated transportation system powered by electricity, especially a cable car used to transport minerals or other goods.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“I am almost afraid to speak⟳ of the probable uses to which telpherage may be put⟳.”
“the coming of the snows is no longer the year's curse but its promise⟳, awaited eagerly for its influx of moneyed seekers after wintertime recreation, when the shining strands of telpherage have⟳ subdued every mountainside, and all is festival and wholesome sport and eugenically chosen stock⟳”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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