Tram Definition

trăm
trammed, tramming, trams
noun
trams
A streetcar.
Webster's New World
The basket or car of an overhead conveyor.
Webster's New World
An open railway car for carrying loads in mines.
Webster's New World
A streetcar line.
Webster's New World
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verb
trammed, tramming, trams
To convey or be conveyed by tram.
Webster's New World

To adjust, align, or measure with a trammel.

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Other Word Forms of Tram

Noun

Singular:
tram
Plural:
trams

Origin of Tram

  • Middle English contrivance from Old French traime contrivance, weft from Latin trāma weft, woof

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Probably from Middle Dutch trame. The popular derivation from tramway builder Benjamin Outram is false: the term pre-dated him.

    From Wiktionary

  • Scots shaft of a barrow probably from Middle Flemish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Spanish trama weft, or French trame.

    From Wiktionary

  • Short for trammel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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