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Tram

Tram Meaning & Definition
Tram Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tram?

[n] a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms"
[n] a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine"
[n] a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tram: aerial tramway | cable tramway | ropeway | streetcar | tramcar | tramway | trolley | trolley car

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tram:

See Also | conveyance | horsecar | transport | trolley line | waggon | wagon | wheeled vehicle

Tram In Webster's Dictionary

\Tram\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tramming}.] To convey or transport on a tramway or on a tram car.
\Tram\, v. i. To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway; to travel by tramway.
\Tram\, n. (Mech.) Same as {Trammel}, n., 6.
\Tram\, n. [Prov. E. tram a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; cf. OSw. tr[*a]m, trum, a beam, OD. drom, Prov. & OHG. tram.] 1. A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore. 2. The shaft of a cart. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey. 3. One of the rails of a tramway. 4. A car on a horse railroad. [Eng.] {Tram car}, a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway car. {Tram plate}, a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail. {Tram pot} (Milling), the step and support for the lower end of the spindle of a millstone.
\Tram\, n. [Sp. trama weft, or F. trame.] 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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