"telpher" meaning in All languages combined

See telpher on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: telphers [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek [Term?] "far" + "to carry". Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|}} Ancient Greek [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun}} telpher (plural telphers)
  1. An electric-run cable car used for transportation, along overhead wires.
    Sense id: en-telpher-en-noun-LW0nqnv0
  2. A system of transportation using telphers.
    Sense id: en-telpher-en-noun-HhGu4KWk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 52 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 58 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: telpherage, telpheric, telpher line, telpher road

Verb [English]

Forms: telphers [present, singular, third-person], telphering [participle, present], telphered [participle, past], telphered [past]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek [Term?] "far" + "to carry". Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|}} Ancient Greek [Term?] Head templates: {{en-verb}} telpher (third-person singular simple present telphers, present participle telphering, simple past and past participle telphered)
  1. To transport with a telpher. Categories (topical): Transport
    Sense id: en-telpher-en-verb-pzqJSvjK Disambiguation of Transport: 23 10 67

Inflected forms

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