Definitions for: Telpher

[n] one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage

Webster (1913) Definition: Tel"pher, n. (Elec.)
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.

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.

Synonyms: telfer

See Also: conveyance, telferage, telpherage, transport

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