Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telpher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: telpher
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electric-run cable car used for transportation, along overhead wires.

noun

A system of transportation using telphers.

verb

To transport with a telpher.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"In 1898, the ever-innovative Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway installed an overhead delivery system known as a 'telpher'. […] But the telpher at Manchester Victoria wasn't part of a crane. It was part of an extraordinary dual-railed overhead line, a little like a suspended monorail, with individually manned units that trundled high above the heads of passengers and staff, carrying goods from the Parcels Office to each platform."

Etymology

From tele- + Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: φέρω

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

telphers (plural) telphers (present, singular) telphering (participle, present) telphered (participle, past) telphered (past)

Derived Forms

telpherage telpheric telpherman telpherway

Phrases

telpher line telpher road

Synonyms

telfer

Questions

What does telpher mean?: An electric-run cable car used for transportation, along overhead wires.
Where does telpher come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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