Seilbahn

cable car

noun ZILE-bahn Rare

Also means

aerial tramway

Usage Note

Seilbahn is feminine, from Seil (cable) and Bahn (railway). It covers aerial gondolas and funiculars; a chairlift is instead a Sessellift. Plural: Seilbahnen.

Examples

"Mit der Seilbahn erreicht man den Gipfel in zehn Minuten."

Natural Translation

By cable car you reach the summit in ten minutes.

Literal Translation

With the cable-car reaches one the summit in ten minutes.

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