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Definition of 'tram'English
Etymology 1
Probably from (etyl) trame. The popular derivation from tramway builder is false: the term pre-dated him.
Noun
( wikipedia)
( en-noun)
(UK|rail transport) A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road.
A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
* 1789 , , centenary edition, 1971, ISBN 304-93570-0.)
- Trams''' are a kind of sledge on which coals are brought from the place where they are hewn to the shaft. A '''tram has four wheels but a sledge is without wheels.
(obsolete) The shaft of a cart.
- (De Quincey)
(obsolete) One of the rails of a tramway.
(UK|obsolete) A car on a horse railroad.
Synonyms
* (passenger vehicle) streetcar
Derived terms
* shoot through like a Bondi tram
* tramline
* tramway
See also
* cablecar
* light rail
* streetcar
* trolley car
Verb
(tramm)
To transport (material) by tram.
Etymology 2
(etyl) trama weft, or (etyl) trame.
Noun
( en-noun)
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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