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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Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 26 Oct. 2024
Back on our tram ride, Garfield would not answer questions about her.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Red trams aimed at tourists have also been created but are less popular due to their higher costs.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 26 Oct. 2024
Back on our tram ride, Garfield would not answer questions about her.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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 8 Nov. 2024.
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