telpherage

English

First telpherage, in Glynde, UK, 1885

Etymology

From telpher +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛlfəɹɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

telpherage (countable and uncountable, plural telpherages)

1. An automated transportation system powered by electricity, especially a cable car used to transport minerals or other goods.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 1125:

     the coming of the snows is no longer the year's curse but its promise, awaited eagerly for its influx of moneyed seekers after wintertime recreation, when the shining strands of telpherage have subdued every mountainside, and all is festival and wholesome sport and eugenically chosen stock