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noun
The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
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noun
The system of cables that supports a cable car.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
A lane of a road or street, in which tram tracks are embedded, that is (in normal circumstances) for the exclusive use of trams and public buses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal
Qualifier: Victoria
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noun
the track on which trams or streetcars run
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tramline, streetcar track
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: track
noun
a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tram, aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conveyance, transport
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Germanic *drum Middle Low German trame Low German traambor.? Scotsbor. English tram English way English tramway From tram + way.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
