overhead cableway

overhead cableway

[′ō·vər‚hed ′kā·bəl‚wā] (mining engineering) A type of equipment for the removal of soil or rock, consisting of a strong overhead cable which is usually attached to towers at either end, and on which a car or traveler may run back and forth; from this car a pan or bucket may be lowered to the surface, then raised and locked to the car and transported to any position on the cable where it is desired to dump.