tram
IPA: trˈæm
noun
- (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).
- A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
- (US, rail transport) A people mover.
- (US) An aerial cable car.
- (US) A train with wheels that runs on a road; a trackless train.
- (British, historical) A car on a horse railway or tramway (horse trams preceded electric trams).
- (obsolete) The shaft of a cart.
- (obsolete) One of the rails of a tramway.
- (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.
verb
- (intransitive) To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway.
- (intransitive) To travel by tram.
- (transitive) To transport (material) by tram.
- (US, transitive) To align a component in mechanical engineering or metalworking, particularly the head of a drill press.
- (weaving) To weave in this manner.
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Examples of "tram" in Sentences
- The trams of the city fascinate me.
- Later, it was the terminus of the trams.
- Also, some people choose to forgo the tram.
- All nostalgic tram routes are on unreserved tracks.
- In the 1950's the 661 Trolley Bus replaced the tram.
- The guy standing next to the door is the tram driver.
- This was the closure of the tram and trolleybus systems.
- At the exit of the building the tram part of the tour begins.
- At the start of the film, Malcolm is working for the tram company.
- Being low floor improves the accessibility of the tram for the public.