telpherage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɛlfəɹɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
Etymology tree English telpher Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English telpherage From telpher + -age.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An automated transportation system powered by electricity, especially a cable car used to transport minerals or other goods.
I am almost afraid to speak of the probable uses to which telpherage may be put.
1883, Fleming Jenkin, “On Telpherage”, in Van Nostrand's Eclectic Engineering Magazine, volume 29, page 511: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
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 1125:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| telpherages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |