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tram

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1tram

noun \ˈtram\

Definition of TRAM

1
: any of various vehicles: as a : a boxlike wagon running on rails (as in a mine) b chiefly British : streetcar c : a carrier that travels on an overhead cable or rails
2
plural chiefly British : a streetcar line

Examples of TRAM

  1. Take the tram to the departure terminal.

Origin of TRAM

English dialect, shaft of a wheelbarrow, probably from Low German traam, literally, beam
First Known Use: circa 1517

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