A cable railway ascending a mountain; especially; one in which an ascending car counterbalances a descending car.

1. An endless aerial cable moved by a stationary engine and used to transport freight (as logs and ore)
2. A fixed cable or a pair of fixed cables between supporting towers serving as a track for suspended passenger or freight carriers

A motor-driven conveyor consisting usually of a series of bars or seats suspended from an overhead moving cable and used for transporting skiers or sightseers up a long slope