An aerial tramway cable car (British English

British English

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), ropeway (Japanese

Japanese language

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) or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift

Aerial lift

An aerial lift is a means of transportation in which cabins, cars, gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables.Types of aerial lifts include:...

 which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. The grip of an aerial tramway is fixed onto the propulsion rope and cannot be decoupled from it during operations.

Because of the proliferation of such systems in the Alpine

Alps

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 regions of Europe

Europe

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, the French

French language

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 and German language

German language

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 names of téléphérique and Seilbahn, respectively, are often also used in an English language

English language

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 context.