tramroad
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tramroad
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Above it, on a tramroad supported by pillars, is a Chinese Enchanter’s Car, which fishes the logs up, when sufficiently steeped, and rolls smoothly away with them to stack them.
From The Uncommercial Traveller by Charles Dickens
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
The adoption of a tramroad, it is true, had tended to facilitate their transit.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Samuel Smiles
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 Samuel Smiles
There being no accommodations for passengers, the party walked the tramroad; at the terminus they unloaded and stayed all night.
From Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound by Emily Inez Denny
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