telfer
/ˈtɛlfər/
noun
- A system or device for moving goods using an overhead rail and a suspended carriage, often in mines or factories.
- A telfer carried heavy crates across the warehouse without blocking the floor.
- The old factory still had a working telfer for moving parts between assembly stations.
- The miners used a telfer to transport coal from the deep tunnels to the surface.
Synonyms
verb
- To transport or move something using a telfer system.
- The company used to telfer goods over the river before building a bridge.
- Workers telfer supplies across the construction site to avoid manual carrying.
- They telfer the ore from the mine to the processing plant.