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Definition of Telpher line

Telpher line
Telpher Tel"pher, n. [Gr. ? far, far off + ? to bear.] (Elec.) 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.

Meaning of Telpher line from wikipedia

- railway systems, lights, generators, motors, current regulators, pumps, telpher systems, batteries, hammers, rock drills, brakes, a gearless locomotive...
- cable ran out so fast that a tangled skein came up out of the hold and the line had to be severed. Having only 150 miles (240 km) on board to span the whole...
- 3/2011, p. 9-13, retrieved on May 7, 2011 (full version not available on-line) Bennett, D. and B. Basuglo.D. 1998. Final Report of the Aberdeen University...
- rice transplanter and straw rope producer. – Saitama Prefecture No. 64: Telpher of the Port of Shimizu, operating in 1928 to 1971, height 8.4m, total rail...