TELPHER

telpher, telfer

(noun) one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

telpher (plural telphers)

An electric-run cable car used for transportation, along overhead wires.

A system of transportation using telphers.

Verb

telpher (third-person singular simple present telphers, present participle telphering, simple past and past participle telphered)

To transport with a telpher.

Source: Wiktionary

Tel"pher, n. Etym: [Gr. (Elec.)

Definition: A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. Fleeming Jenkin. Telpher line, or Telpher road, an electric line or road over which vehicles for carrying loads are moved by electric engines actuated by a current conveyed by the line.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition