tramline

[tram-lahyn]

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noun British.

a streetcar system.
a streetcar route or track.

Also tramway.

Origin of tramline

First recorded in 1885–90; tram¹ + line¹

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Examples from the Web for tramline

Historical Examples

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
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

British Dictionary definitions for tramline

tramline

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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Examples from the Web for tramline

Historical Examples

It was a wonder that there was not a tramline in such an important thoroughfare.

The storm had struck the overhead wire of the tramline, and one of the great supports had fallen.

Of course if they ran a tramline along the North Circular from the cattlemarket to the quays value would go up like a shot.

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