tram
1Also called tram·car [tram-kahr]. /ˈtræmˌkɑr/. a truck or car on rails for carrying loads in a mine.
the vehicle or cage of an overhead carrier.
to convey or travel by tram.
Origin of tram
1Other words from tram
- tramless, adjective
Other definitions for tram (2 of 3)
Machinery. to adjust (something) correctly.
Origin of tram
2Other definitions for tram (3 of 3)
silk that has been slightly or loosely twisted, used weftwise in weaving silk fabrics.
Origin of tram
3- Compare organzine.
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How to use tram in a sentence
Then, at last, Dorine realized that she was not fit to be seen, after trotting and tramming the whole afternoon in the rain.
Small Souls | Louis CouperusThe person who does this duty is called a hurrier: the process itself is termed tramming; and the cart is denominated a skip.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4 | George W. M. Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for tram (1 of 3)
/ (træm) /
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
a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine; tub
Origin of tram
1Derived forms of tram
- tramless, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for tram (2 of 3)
/ (træm) /
machinery a fine adjustment that ensures correct function or alignment
(tr) to adjust (a mechanism) to a fine degree of accuracy
Origin of tram
2British Dictionary definitions for tram (3 of 3)
/ (træm) /
(in weaving) a weft yarn of two or more twisted strands of silk
Origin of tram
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