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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
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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

Rhymes with TRAM

bam, cam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, DRAM, flam, gam, gram, ham, Ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, ma'am, pram, ram, RAM, Sam, SAM, scam, scram, sham, slam, spam, tam, wham, yam

2tram

transitive verb
trammedtram·ming

Definition of TRAM

: to haul in a tram or over a tramway

First Known Use of TRAM

1874

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