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TELPHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does telpher mean?
• TELPHER (noun)
The noun TELPHER has 1 sense:
1. one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage
Familiarity information: TELPHER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
telfer; telpher
Hypernyms ("telpher" is a kind of...):
conveyance; transport (something that serves as a means of transportation)
Holonyms ("telpher" is a part of...):
telferage; telpherage (a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity)
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