tram

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noun

ˈtram 

1

: any of various vehicles: such as

a

: a carrier that travels on an overhead cable or rails

b

chiefly British : streetcar

c

: a boxlike wagon running on rails (as in a mine)

2

trams plural, chiefly British : a streetcar line

tram

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verb

trammed; tramming

transitive verb

: to haul in a tram or over a tramway

Examples of tram in a Sentence

Noun

Take the tram to the departure terminal.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This season the Big Sky ski resort celebrated its 50th anniversary, and as a rather lavish birthday present to itself, replaced the small old lift up to its infamous double-black expert area, Lone Peak, with a brand-new state-of-the-art tram. —Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

The city is easy to navigate via its comprehensive network of trams, trains, buses and boats. —Noele Illien, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024

To me, the old tram is knee-weakening enough already. —Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2023

Due to its massive size, there are several ways to experience the gardens, from trams and cycling to seasonal walks and birding. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024

The 40th annual family-friendly celebration includes a children’s play area, food vendors and picnic tables, and rides for young and old alike on trams, hay wagons, and hot air balloons. —Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

Every intersection is a chaos of squealing trams, cars, scooters, and pedestrians, each fighting for their slice of space. —Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2024

Their large families gather on the Sabbath to stroll amid closed shops and quieted tram lines. —Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024

At the end of the tram tour, people walk a short distance back to see a gator hangout that King pointed out or walk along the Bobcat Boardwalk or a trail through a hammock near the Visitors Center. —Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

Verb

Suspecting foul play, the woman trams up with a manipulative hacker and cybersecurity expert to try to dig deeper. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

English dialect, shaft of a wheelbarrow, probably from Low German traam, literally, beam

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1517, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1874, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

tram

noun

ˈtram

1

: a cart or wagon running on rails (as in a mine)

2

chiefly British : streetcar

3

: an overhead cable car