Streetcar line

tram¹ (tr

1. Chiefly British

a. A streetcar.

b. A streetcar line.

2. A cable car, especially one suspended from an overhead cable.

3. A four-wheeled, open, box-shaped wagon or iron car run on tracks in a coal mine.

tr.v. trammed, tram·ming, trams

To move or convey in a tram.

[Scots, shaft of a barrow, probably from Middle Flemish.]

tram² (tr

1. An instrument for gauging and adjusting machine parts; a trammel.

2. Accurate mechanical adjustment: The device is in tram.

tr.v. trammed, tram·ming, trams

To adjust or align (mechanical parts) with a trammel.

[Short for trammel.]

tram³ (tr

A heavy silk thread used for the weft, or cross threads, in fine velvet or silk.

[Middle English, contrivance, from Old French traime, contrivance, weft, from Latin trma, weft, woof.]

tram¹

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Also called tramcar an electrically driven public transport vehicle that runs on rails let into the surface of the road, power usually being taken from an overhead wire US and Canadian names streetcar trolley car

2. (Mining & Quarrying) a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine; tub

[C16 (in the sense: shaft of a cart): probably from Low German traam beam; compare Old Norse thrömr, Middle Dutch traem beam, tooth of a rake]

tramless adj

tram²

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Machinery a fine adjustment that ensures correct function or alignment

vb trams, tramming, trammed

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to adjust (a mechanism) to a fine degree of accuracy

[short for trammel]

tram³

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (in weaving) a weft yarn of two or more twisted strands of silk

[from French trame, from Latin trāma; related to Latin trāns across, trāmes footpath]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	tram - a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway, tramway transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation
	2.	tram - a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine" tramcar waggon, wagon - any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
	3.	tram - a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity streetcar, trolley, trolley car, tramcar horsecar - an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses self-propelled vehicle - a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion trolley line - a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Verb	1.	tram - travel by tram go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

Translations

tram [træm] N

1. (Brit) → tranvía m

2. (in mine) → vagoneta f

tram [ˈtræm] n (British) (also tramcar) → tram m
to go by tram → prendre le tram

tram

(esp Brit) → Straßenbahn f, → Tram(bahn) f (S Ger, Sw, Aus); Blackpool still has trams → in Blackpool gibt es noch Straßenbahnen; to go by tram → mit der Straßenbahn fahren; I saw her on a tram → ich habe sie in einer Straßenbahn gesehen

(Min) → Grubenbahn f

tram:

tramcar

n (esp Brit) → Straßenbahn f; (= single car) → Straßenbahnwagen m

tram driver

n (esp Brit) → Straßenbahnfahrer(in) m(f)

tramline

n (esp Brit) (= track) → Straßenbahnschiene f; (= route) → Straßenbahnlinie f; trams (Tennis) → Linien pl → des Doppelspielfelds

tram:

tramride

n (esp Brit) → Straßenbahnfahrt f

tramway

n (esp Brit) → Straßenbahn f; (= route) → Straßenbahnstrecke f

tram [træm] tramcar [ˈtræmˌkɑːʳ] n (Brit) → tram m inv

tram

n tram [trӕm]

(alsoˈtramcar American ˈstreetcar ) a long car running on rails and usually driven by electric power, for carrying passengers especially along the streets of a town. trem تْرام، عَربَة تْرام трамвай tramvaj sporvogn die Straßenbahn τραμ tranvía tramm تراموا raitiovaunu tramway חֲשמָלִית ट्राम električni tramvaj villamos trem sporvagn tram 市街電車 시간 전차 tramvajus tramvajs trem tram trikk, sporvogn tramwaj carro eléctrico tramvai трамвай električka tramvaj tramvaj spårvagn รถราง tramvay 有軌電車 трамвай ٹرام، ايک قسم کي گاڑي xe chạy bằng điện 有轨电车

n tramway

a system of tracks for trams. tremspoor ترامواي: قُضْبان الترام трамвайни релси tramvajová síť sporvej die Straßenbahnschienen(pl.) γραμμές του τραμ tranvía, carril de tranvía trammirööbastik خط تراموا raitiotie voie de tramway מְסִילַת הַחֲשמָלִית ट्राम जाने की पटरी električni tramvaj villamos(vonal) jalan trem sporbraut tranvia 市街電鉄 시가 전차 궤도 tramvajų linijos tramvaja līnija landasan trem tramweg trikkelinje, sporvei sieć tramwajowa linha do eléctrico şină de tramvai трамвайная линия električková trať tramvaj tramvajske šine spårväg ทางรถราง tramvay hattı 有軌電車線路 трамвайна лінія ٹرام کے راستے کا نظام đường cho xe điện chạy 有轨电车线路

tram → ترام tramvaj sporvogn Straßenbahn τραμ tranvía raitiovaunu tram tramvaj tram 路面電車 전차 tram sporvogn tramwaj bonde, carro eléctrico трамвай spårvagn รถราง tramvay tàu điện 有轨电车

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