Telpher
Telpher , noun
[Greek {not transcribed} far, far off + fe`rein to bear.]
1.
(Electricity) A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. — Fleeming Jenkin
2.
(Electricity) Specif., the equipment or apparatus used in a system of electric transportation by means of carriages which are suspended on an overhead conductor, as of wire.
Collocations (1)
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.