tram
tram¹
Definition
tram (tram)
noun
a double, twisted silk thread used as the weft in fine silks and velvets
Etymology: Fr trame < L trama, the woof
tram²
Definition
tram (tram)
noun
- an open railway car for carrying loads in mines
- the basket or car of an overhead conveyor
- tramroad
- Brit.
- a streetcar
- a streetcar line
Etymology: E dial., shaft, wooden frame for carrying, rail, coal wagon, prob. < LowG traam, a beam
transitive verb, intransitive verb trammed, tram′·ming
to convey or be conveyed by tram
tram³
Definition
tram (tram)
noun
trammel (sense )
transitive verb, intransitive verb trammed, tram′·ming
to adjust, align, or measure with a trammel ()
tram
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- catch: You may however like to catch a tram along the coastline to a neighboring resort, or even take the train to Brussels.
- pull: An articulated lift vehicle was attached at the front to pull the tram and the Unimog went by Road to Bingham Rd LC.
- restore: For a unique experience, take a ride on a restored tram.
- ride: Lunch: Ride the tram up to Santa Teresa.
- draw: Horse drawn streetcars came to the streets of Bradford in 1882.
- operate: This batch of streetcars mainly operated from Foleshill depot on the Bedworth route and its short workings.
Adjective modifier
- electric: The first electric tram opened in Budapest in 1887.
- vintage: Vintage streetcars run every few minutes along a period street out into open countryside with spectacular countryside views.
- yellow: Yellow tram 2542 is an advert for Amey Construction, who built the tramway.
Modifies a noun
- depot: The city's main tram depot was located on Stoney Stanton Road near Priestley's Bridge.
- terminus: The cramped tram terminus inside Wimbledon station is barely adequate for its present function.
- conductor: However, although a changed man, he was pronounced fit in 1923 and became a tram conductor for Hull Corporation.
- ride: The Pleasure Beach is a short tram ride away.
- stop: In 1997, Chorley New Road School opened a garden on the site of the old tram stop at the bottom of Victoria Road.
- route: A shuttle bus service will be provided to from the tram route to the hospital.
Noun used with modifier
- horse-drawn: A horse-drawn tram about to set off to Newbridge.
- steam: Come back in time to the days when steam streetcars ran on our streets.
- horse: David Hunter The Tramway Years Upper left: Original horse tram of 1978.
- gage: The Seaton Tramway The Tramway Today The Seaton Tramway is a charming narrow gage tram line operated by miniature replica streetcars.
- deck: It was a covered top double deck tram seating 55.
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