tramline

American  

[tram-lahyn] / ˈtræmˌlaɪn /

noun

British.

1. a streetcar system.

2. a streetcar route or track.

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tramline British  

/ ˈtræmˌlaɪn /

noun

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

2. the route taken by a tram

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

4. (plural) a set of guiding principles

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Etymology

Origin of tramline

First recorded in 1885–90; tram ¹ + line ¹

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Example Sentences

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tramline

Then there is a massive shootout while Six is handcuffed to a bench, and an exciting, extended chase scene on a tramline that may be the film's pièce de résistance.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2022

Pisgat Ze’ev is the last stop on the Jerusalem tramline, Beit Hanina the second-to-last.

From The New Yorker ● May 27, 2017

“The tramline is now submerged in the concrete jungle of the city,” said the Hong Kong artist Kingsley Ng, who sees the trams as a kind of time capsule of local history.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2017

In the fourth he broke Federer again with ease, hitting 12 winners, winning almost half the points when receiving, driving his man back, tugging him from tramline to tramline.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2015

—I can't make out why the corporation doesn't run a tramline from the parkgate to the quays, Mr Bloom said.

From Ulysses by James Joyce

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