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What do you call the trams that are airborne, not on the ground? These are used to carry people to the top of a mountain. They hang from a wire.
 

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mas94010 said:
What do you call the trams that are airborne, not on the ground? These are used to carry people to the top of a mountain. They hang from a wire.

I would call them "trams". :wink:
 

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Trams that go up a hill can be called a 'vernicular', I think.;-)
 
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