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ca•ble•way
Pronunciation: (kā'bul-wā"), [key]—
n.
a system for hoisting and hauling bulk materials, consisting of a cable or pair of cables suspended between two towers, on which travels a carriage from which a bucket is suspended: used in heavy construction work, in storage plants, etc. Also called
cable crane. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.