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tramroad

[ tram-rohd ]

/ ˈtræmˌroʊd /

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, tramping club, tramping hut, trample, trampoline, tramroad, tramway, trance, trance out, tranche, tranchet

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Example sentences from the Web for tramroad

There was nothing in a simple horse railroad, or tramroad, as it is called, to provoke an opposition so bitter from the people.
'Puffing Billy' and the Prize 'Rocket'|Helen Cross Knight
A tramroad or railroad, then; there was no other alternative.
'Puffing Billy' and the Prize 'Rocket'|Helen Cross Knight
The gauge of the first tramroad laid down had virtually settled the point.
Lives of the Engineers|Samuel Smiles
"A railway, and not a tramroad," said Stephenson, when the subject was fairly and fully opened.
'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

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