\Tel"pher\, n. (Elec.)
Specif., the equipment or apparatus used in a system of
electric transportation by means of carriages which are
suspended on an overhead conductor, as of wire.

\Tel"pher\, n. [Gr. ? far, far off + ? to bear.] (Elec.)
A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by
means of electricity. --Fleeming Jenkin.
{Telpher line}, or {Telpher road}, an electric line or road
   over which vehicles for carrying loads are moved by
   electric engines actuated by a current conveyed by the
   line.