Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cableway

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: ca-ble-way
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of suspended cables from which cable cars are hung.

Etymology

From cable + way.

Word Breakdown

Root: *kap-

Inflected Forms

cableways (plural)

Phrases

aerial cableway

Synonyms

ropeway

Questions

What does cableway mean?: A system of suspended cables from which cable cars are hung.
Where does cableway come from?: From cable + way.

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