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telfer

(ˈtɛlfə)
n
(Automotive Engineering) a variant spelling of telpher
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.telfer - one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpheragetelfer - one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage
transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation
telferage, telpherage - a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity
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