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An aerial lift is a means of transport in which gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of a cable.
Types of aerial lifts include:

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An aerial lift is a means of transport in which gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of a cable.
Types of aerial lifts include:
- Aerial tramway, with fixed cable for suspending the gondola and another cable to pull the gondola along the cable.
- Funitel, with two moving loops of cable which support gondolas (gondolas attach to two cables each).
- Gondola lift, a moving loop of cable with gondolas attached to the cable.
- Funifor, two fixed cables for suspending the gondola, with another cable to pull the gondola along the cables.
(The above are often referred to as cable cars). Other types may include:
- Chairlift, with a moving loop of cable with chairs permanently attached to the cable.
- Detachable chairlift, a loop of cable moving at high speed, with chairs that can be clipped onto the cable at either station.
Aerial lift is also a proper term used in industry for mechanical devices used to elevate workers. Also referred to as manlifts. MEWPs (Mobile elevated work platforms), cherry pickers, and bucket trucks.
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