'Tram' definitions:

Definition of 'tram'

(from WordNet)
noun
A conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers [syn: tramway, tram, aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway]
noun
A four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine" [syn: tramcar, tram]
noun
A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity [syn: streetcar, tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car]
verb
Travel by tram

Definition of 'Tram'

From: GCIDE
  • Tram \Tram\, n. [Prov. E. tram a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; cf. OSw. tr[*a]m, trum, a beam, OD. drom, Prov. & OHG. tram.]
  • 1. A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The shaft of a cart. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. One of the rails of a tramway. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A car on a horse railroad. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • Tram car, a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway car.
  • Tram plate, a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail.
  • Tram pot (Milling), the step and support for the lower end of the spindle of a millstone. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tram'

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  • Tram \Tram\, n. [Sp. trama weft, or F. trame.] A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tram'

From: GCIDE
  • Tram \Tram\, n. (Mech.) Same as Trammel, n., 6. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Tram'

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  • Tram \Tram\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tramming.] To convey or transport on a tramway or on a tram car. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Tram'

From: GCIDE
  • Tram \Tram\, v. i. To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway; to travel by tramway. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Synonyms of 'tram'

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