tram

1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

All park users will be allowed to park for free for three hours at Inspiration Point, an overflow lot at the park’s southern edge where trams take people to the park’s more popular destinations. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025

In the mid-20th century, cities offered a mix of trains, trams, buses, bikes, and walkable neighborhoods. —Henrietta Moore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025

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

Rhymes for tram

• am
• bam
• cham
• clam
• damme
• damn
• dram
• flam
• fram
• gram
• ham
• jam

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