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tramroad

[ tram-rohd ]

/ ˈtræmˌroʊd /

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noun

(in a mine) a small railroad for trams.

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Origin of tramroad

First recorded in 1785–95; tram¹ + road

Words nearby tramroad

tramping hut, trample, trampoline, tramp stamp, tramp steamer, tramroad, tramway, trance, trance out, tranche, tranchet

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How to use tramroad in a sentence

From this time forward considerably less difficulty was experienced in working the coal trains upon the Wylam tramroad.
Lives of the Engineers|Samuel Smiles
The gauge of the first tramroad laid down had virtually settled the point.
Lives of the Engineers|Samuel Smiles
The first iron tramroad from Croydon to Wandsworth was completed July 24th, 1801.
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886.|Various
A tramroad or railroad, then; there was no other alternative.
'Puffing Billy' and the Prize 'Rocket'|Helen Cross Knight

He built a third, and ran it on the tramroad that passed by old Bob Stephenson's cottage door.
'Puffing Billy' and the Prize 'Rocket'|Helen Cross Knight