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Definition of Telpherage
1. Noun. A transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity.
Terms within: Telfer, Telpher
Generic synonyms: Transit, Transportation, Transportation System
Definition of Telpherage
1. n. The conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Telpherage
1. Noun. An automated transportation system powered by electricity, especially a cable car used to transport minerals or other goods. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Telpherage
1. The conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Telpherage
Literary usage of Telpherage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1902)
"Therefore, telpherage means far-carrying. The same word "tele" appears in telegraph
and telephone. The word was originally invented by the late Professor ..."
2. Electricity in the Service of Man: A Popular and Practical Treatise on the by Alfred Urbanitzky (1886)
"telpherage.—Another method available for the conveyance of goods, ... The system
of telpherage, invented by the late Professor Fleeming Jenkin, ..."
3. Electricity in the Service of Man: A Popular and Practical Treatise on the by Alfred Urbanitzky (1886)
"telpherage.—Another method available for the conveyance of goods, ... The system
of telpherage, invented by the late Professor Fleeming Jenkin, ..."
4. The Electric Motor and Its Applications by Thomas Commerford Martin, Joseph Wetzler (1886)
"Some may say that telpherage is after all simply an old idea, plus electricity,
... The word "telpherage" was coined by the late Professor Fleeming Jenkin, ..."
5. The Electric Motor and Its Applications by Thomas Commerford Martin, Joseph Wetzler (1891)
"Some may say that telpherage is after all simply an old idea, plus electricity,
... The word "telpherage" was coined by the late Professor Fleeming Jenkin, ..."
6. Modern Industrial Progress by Charles Henry Cochrane (1904)
"telpherage AND AERIAL TRANSPORTATION. An elevated wire rope or rail as a trackway
for transportation is an old device familiar to mechanics, but not so well ..."
7. Earth and Rock Excavation: A Practical Treatise by Charles Prelini (1905)
"telpherage was invented by Prof. Fleming Jenkins of Edinburgh, Scotland, ...
Therefore telpherage means far carrying. According to this method, the carriers ..."
8. Earth and Rock Excavation: A Practical Treatise by Charles Prelini (1905)
"telpherage was invented by Prof. Fleming Jenkins of Edinburgh, Scotland, ...
Therefore telpherage means far carrying. According to this method, the carriers ..."
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