Ganz system

English

Etymology

From the company name Ganz & Co.

Proper noun

the Ganz system

  1. (historical) A haulage system for canal boats, in which an electric locomotive running on a monorail has its adhesion materially increased by the pull of the tow rope on a series of inclined gripping wheels.
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