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tram
  1. (Australia, Britain, rail transport) A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
  2. A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
  3. (US, rail transport) A people mover.
  4. (US) An aerial cable car.
  5. (US) A train with wheels that runs on a road; a trackless train.
  6. (British, dated) A car on a horse railway or tramway (horse trams preceded electric trams).
  7. (obsolete) The shaft of a cart.
  8. (obsolete) One of the rails of a tramway.
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  10. Examples:
    1. “I rode the tram to work this morning, a single car that smoothly glided through the city streets.”
tramrail
  1. An overhead rail forming a track on which a trolley runs to convey a load, as in a shop.
  2. A street railway laid in the streets of a town or city, or an interurban railway for local traffic, on which cable cars, or trolley cars, etc., are used, in distinction from an extended railway line for trains.
  3. A grooved rail (one of at least two) laid in a street for trams to run on. Ordinary rails are used on off-street (reserved track) sections of tramways.
tramline
  1. The rails that a tram runs on.
  2. (tennis, Britain) Either of the two pairs of sidelines marked on a tennis court which mark the outside of the singles and doubles playing areas.
  3. A scratch on a film, usually vertical, that extends through multiple frames.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Previously, the tramline had closed in 1937 due to economic measures and the cost of replacing the miniature engines.”
      “It is a Thirties clockwork race game, in which two tin spaceships take turns to advance along a tramline track.”
      “Huge city blocks reached high into the sky and a tramline ran on tracks suspended forty feet in the air.”
tramway
  1. the track on which a tram (streetcar) runs
  2. the system of cables that supports a cable car
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  4. Examples:
    1. “In fact, during this period, the tramway holding companies became dominated by electrical companies.”
      “And lacking a Popemobile, the best mode of transport is by foot on the underground Path, the tramway or the Hippo Tour amphibious bus.”
      “Apart from cliffside funiculars, it is the oldest working cable tramway in Britain.”
tramcar
  1. A streetcar.
  2. A rail vehicle for carrying loads in a mine; a tram.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The miners loaded the tramcar with ore from the underground mine, ready to be transported to the surface.”
      “Cho Gyong always came to work earlier than others and took good care of her tramcar.”
      “Among the tramcars running between Munsu and Thosong in the capital city of Pyongyang is tramcar No. 2082 which is driven by a married couple.”
tram
  1. (weaving) A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I rode the tram to work this morning, a single car that smoothly glided through the city streets.”
trammer
  1. (historical) A mine-worker who transported the mined material by dragging a tram.
tramstop
  1. A designated point where trams stop to allow passengers to leave or board.
tramshed
  1. (Britain, dated) a building where trams are housed; a tram depot.
tramroad
  1. A road designed for use by trams or wagons.
tramlines
  1. plural of tramline
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  3. Examples:
    1. “They also unearthed old tramlines beneath the layers of tarmac which had to be dug up.”
      “It has assembled a group of journalists who subscribe to its outlook and who are expected to think independently and avoid party tramlines.”
      “I remember one hot morning the tar on the road melted and I got the wheel of my bicycle caught in the tramlines, and was smothered in melted tar.”
tramroads
  1. plural of tramroad
tramsheds
  1. plural of tramshed
tramstops
  1. plural of tramstop
tramrails
  1. plural of tramrail
trammers
  1. plural of trammer
tramways
tramcars
  1. plural of tramcar
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Double glazed windows designed to keep out the noise of the tramcars now block the worst racket from modern traffic.”
      “The main picture on the left is of two tramcars and the other of the early 1970s is a more streamlined vehicle, indeed called a trolley bus.”
      “In good weather, open-topped tramcars are run, although warm and waterproof clothing is suggested.”
trams
  1. plural of tram
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The only exception to the priority of trams is at the Red Cow roundabout where traffic lights will regulate all traffic, including the trams.”
      “Another unique transportation adventure awaits you on one of Hong Kong's buses or trams.”
      “Alex and Rhena were all revved up with horsey mania, so around the city we clippety went, with our womenfolk waving to the passing trams.”
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