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
Examples of tram in a Sentence
Noun
Take the tram to the departure terminal.
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Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Bus and tram lines serve Le Port, and a free shuttle styled after a traditional fishing boat from the Provence region crisscrosses the port in the summer season.
—Alison Gregor, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
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Noun
And then there’s the Trackless Tram — essentially buses or trams guided by autonomous systems on roads or guideways, rather than along rails.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Bus and tram lines serve Le Port, and a free shuttle styled after a traditional fishing boat from the Provence region crisscrosses the port in the summer season.
—Alison Gregor, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
Suspecting foul play, the woman trams up with a manipulative hacker and cybersecurity expert to try to dig deeper.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Tram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tram. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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