tramline

[ tram-lahyn ]

/ ˈtræmˌlaɪn /

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noun British.

a streetcar system.

a streetcar route or track.

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Also tramway.

Origin of tramline

First recorded in 1885–90; tram¹ + line¹

Words nearby tramline

TRALI, tram, trama, tramadol, TRAM flap, tramline, trammel, trammel net, trammie, tramontana, tramontane

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How to use tramline in a sentence

Having an outsider come into a team may be uncomfortable to start with, but it is that very discomfort that jolts us from our tramlines.
How the 'Authority Gap' Between Men and Women Hurts Us All|Mary Ann Sieghart|April 1, 2022|Time
Since 2008, the city has added more than 250,000 square meters of water-absorbing green roofs to its buildings, expanded parks, and planted vegetation along tramlines.
Hurricane Ida Raises the Question: How Can Cities Keep Subways Safe in an Era of Climate Crisis Flooding?|Ciara Nugent|September 3, 2021|Time
Of course if they ran a tramline along the North Circular from the cattlemarket to the quays value would go up like a shot.
Ulysses|James Joyce
It was a wonder that there was not a tramline in such an important thoroughfare.
Ulysses|James Joyce

The storm had struck the overhead wire of the tramline, and one of the great supports had fallen.
A Room With A View|E. M. Forster

British Dictionary definitions for tramline

tramline

/ (ˈtræmˌlaɪn) /

noun

Also called: tramway (often plural) the tracks on which a tram runs

the route taken by a tram

(often plural) the outer markings along the sides of a tennis or badminton court

(plural) a set of guiding principles

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