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tram
1[ tram ]
tram
2[ tram ]
noun
verb (used with object)
- Machinery. to adjust (something) correctly.
tram
3[ tram ]
noun
- silk that has been slightly or loosely twisted, used weftwise in weaving silk fabrics.
tram
1/ træm /
noun
- Also calledtramcar 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 namesstreetcartrolley car
- a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine; tub
tram
2/ træm /
noun
- (in weaving) a weft yarn of two or more twisted strands of silk
tram
3/ træm /
noun
- machinery a fine adjustment that ensures correct function or alignment
verb
- tr to adjust (a mechanism) to a fine degree of accuracy
Derived Forms
- ˈtramless, adjective
Other Words From
- tramless adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of tram1
Origin of tram3
Word History and Origins
Origin of tram1
Origin of tram2
Origin of tram3
Example Sentences
An alternative option is to leave the road itself alone, and instead string charging wires above the road that can charge trucks in much the same way urban trams are powered.
This is a moderate backpacking trip, but can easily be done solo—park at the Leigh Lake Trailhead and take the tram to start at the Granite Canyon trailhead.
That’s more of a sort of wireless tram, though, to be fair, compared to what’s being proposed in Indiana.
Be sure to book your tram ticket early if you want to soar to the top of Gateway Arch—they sell out quickly on weekends and during summer months.
The resort is also considering a new boot-pack route to offer skiers and riders a way to climb Lone Peak from the top of Dakota lift, bypassing the tram.
Eva and Adele, the Art Couple, were on my tram, both in high-collared baby-pink dresses.
By day you'll be coerced to hike "the Peak" (I like the tram, thank you) for a quiet view of Kowloon.
Luckily, public transport (the tram) is brilliantly efficient, cost-effective, and blissfully above ground.
Tram cars often ran along the middle of the street, with barely room for a vehicle to pass on either side.
Tram cars were numerous and children played everywherePg 140 with utter unconcern for the vehicles which crowded the streets.
In London, for instance, certain tramway companies double the tram-fares on Sundays.
She walked to Merrion Gates along the tram line about four miles, when she was stopped by sentries.
How often I would watch some tram-car, some string of barges go from me slowly out of sight.
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