tram

noun

Definition of tramnext
as in wheelbarrow

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Recent Examples of tram Just down the road (or a single stop on the tram) are swanky malls like Central Embassy, Siam Paragon, and Centralworld, one of the largest shopping centers in Thailand. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 The closure follows an April 30 incident where five tram employees were riding a tram car that came into the base station too fast and stopped abruptly. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026 Visitors can watch humpback whales surface offshore, ride a tram above downtown, stand face-to-face with or even on Mendenhall Glacier, a river of ice flowing from the vast Juneau Icefield. — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Edinburgh has a brand-new tram system that takes you to all the sights. — Riza Cruz, Vogue, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tram
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tram
  1. wheelbarrow
  2. wagon
  3. truck
  4. hand truck
  5. pushcart
  6. cart
Noun
  • Elsewhere in the slideshow, Hadid showed off her homemade dot cakes, a tray of coffee, and a wheelbarrow with patio tiles.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 26 June 2026
  • The wheelbarrow for the red mulch and collection of bricks still sits outside.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
Definition of wheelbarrow
Noun
  • Coolers are also allowed as long as they are attached to a wagon.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • In Netflix’s new adaptation of Little House on the Prairie, the Ingalls family’s journey from Wisconsin to Independence, Kansas, is off to a rocky start when the wagon carrying them nearly overturns in a river.
    — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Definition of wagon
Noun
  • Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2026
  • After the crash, Tran called 911 and reported the truck driver for a hit-and-run, lying to police that he was stopped in traffic when he was hit, prosecutors said.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of truck
Noun
  • Dutro specializes in fabricating equipment like hand trucks, carts and dollies, so a vehicular trailer in the hot overland adventure market is a natural extension of its talents.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Sandoz wheeled a roughly 250-pound condensing unit into place on a hand truck with the grace of a ballroom dancer.
    — Andrew Ford, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of hand truck
Noun
  • The franchise started as a pushcart in Oregon in 1992, and now has over 1,100 locations across the country.
    — Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
  • The layout opens into the produce section — a nod to the company’s roots, when John Wegman sold fresh produce from a pushcart in Rochester.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Definition of pushcart
Noun
  • These tools include a new reserved cart which only holds items for checkout for a limited time before releasing them back into the storefront.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
  • Fans of Stanley and Musgrave alike can peruse the company's website and add the full collection to their carts now, or continue scrolling to shop the individual pieces.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of cart

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“Tram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tram. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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