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tramcar

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tram·car  (trmkär)
n.
1. Chiefly British A streetcar.
2. A coal car in a mine.
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Noun1.tramcar - a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a minetramcar - a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine"
tram
waggon, wagon - any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
2.tramcar - a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricitytramcar - a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
streetcar, trolley, trolley car, tram
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
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After drinking some hot coffee, like an Arctic explorer setting off on a sledge journey towards the North Pole, I would go ashore and roll shivering in a tramcar into the very heart of the town, past clean-faced houses, past thousands of brass knockers upon a thousand painted doors glimmering behind rows of trees of the pavement species, leafless, gaunt, seemingly dead for ever.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Where was the clang of tramcar gongs, the screech of motor horns, the vast murmur of a dense throng?
The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
The tramcar became entangled in their ranks, and moved on painfully, like a caterpillar in a swarm of ants.
A Room With A View by Forster, E. M. View in context
 
 
 
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