tram (n.)

  1. a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers

    [ Syn: tramway , aerial tramway , cable tramway , ropeway ]

  2. a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine

    [ Syn: tramcar ]

  3. a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

    [ Syn: streetcar , tramcar , trolley , trolley car ]

    tram (v.)

  1. travel by tram

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