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Write Short Note on the following:
Other modes of transport
Solution
Other modes of transport include ropeway transport, pipeline transport, cable transport and spaceflight.
i. Ropeway transport is a transport in which two places are connected by a rope over a hill or across a river.
ii. Pipeline transport is used to transport gas or fuel.
iii. Cable transport can be defined as a transport in which vehicles are pulled by cables.
iv. In spaceflight, humans or objects are sent into the space.
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