tramroad
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tramroad
Example Sentences
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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
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 scheme of a tramroad was, however, so new and comparatively untried, that it is not surprising that the parties interested should have hesitated before committing themselves to it.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Smiles, Samuel
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 Dickens, Charles
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
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