Word: taut
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...cable system, by its rapid and easy transit would bring the suburbs nearer the city and raise the value of real estate in them correspondingly. The cable is run along a trench under the tracks; is operated by steam power at the ends of the route; is kept taut by a system of weights at its extremities, which rise and fall according to the number and weight of the cars attached. A slot about three-quarters of an inch wide runs between the tracks, and through it the clamp of the dummy or grip car is operated by the driver...