tramroad
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tramroad
Example Sentences
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The gauge of the first tramroad laid down had virtually settled the point.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Smiles, Samuel
The necessary preliminary steps were taken in 1818 to apply for an act to authorise the construction of a tramroad from Witton to Stockton.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Smiles, Samuel
The rapid growth of the trade and manufactures of South Lancashire gave rise, about the year 1821, to the project of a tramroad for the conveyance of goods between Liverpool and Manchester.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Smiles, Samuel
About two hundred and fifty years ago, some genius, as unknown as the inventor of the lathe, laid the first wooden tramroad, to enable a horse to draw forty-two cwt. instead of seventeen.
From Hard Cash by Reade, Charles
The first iron tramroad from Croydon to Wandsworth was completed July 24th, 1801.
From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886. by Various
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