tramline
[ tram-lahyn ]
/ ˈtræmˌlaɪn /
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noun British.
a streetcar system.
a streetcar route or track.
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Also tramway.
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
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 JoyceIt was a wonder that there was not a tramline in such an important thoroughfare.
Ulysses|James JoyceThe 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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