noun
Meaning 1
A streetcar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tramcar
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noun
Meaning 2
A rail vehicle for carrying loads in a mine; a tram.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We arrived at level 15 where we piled into a battery powered tramcar for a ten minute ride to the section of the mine we would be visiting. Packed into the tram we realized why the gigantic cooling and ventilation systems on the surface pumps 550 cubic meters of air into the mine each second.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: streetcar, tram, trolley, trolley car
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: self-propelled vehicle
Narrower terms: horsecar
noun
Meaning 4
a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tram
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wagon, waggon
History
Etymology
From tram + car.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: вагонетка (vagonetka) — mine vehicle
- Finnish: kaivosvaunu — mine vehicle
Real reading context