tram

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noun

ˈtram 

1

: any of various vehicles: such as

a

: a carrier that travels on an overhead cable or rails

b

chiefly British : streetcar

c

: a boxlike wagon running on rails (as in a mine)

2

trams plural, chiefly British : a streetcar line

tram

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verb

trammed; tramming

transitive verb

: to haul in a tram or over a tramway

Examples of tram in a Sentence

Noun

Take the tram to the departure terminal.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The video then shows a white truck with a camper deep in mud, and at the edge of the screen is the tram tower, which appears to already be lying on its side. —Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024

Only four of the tram’s towers sit within the national park, rangers said, while the majority of the tramway sits on Bureau of Land Management territory. —Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 13 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

English dialect, shaft of a wheelbarrow, probably from Low German traam, literally, beam

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1517, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1874, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

tram

noun

ˈtram

1

: a cart or wagon running on rails (as in a mine)

2

chiefly British : streetcar

3

: an overhead cable car