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tram

/tɹæm/noun, verb1 syllable

Tram means: a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers.

Synonyms for tram8

noun, as in a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers

tramway, aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway

noun, as in a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

streetcar, tramcar, trolley, trolley car

noun, as in a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine

tramcar

What does tram mean?4

noun

1

a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers

2

a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

3

a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine“a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine”

verb

1

travel by tram

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tram?25

two syllables

exam

three syllables

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Tram in a sentence

  • Which is cheaper, the bus or the tram?sundown
  • From this stop onwards, the various tram lines branch off.sundown
  • The metro, trains and trams travel on rails.sundown
  • The metro, trains and trams travel on tracks.sundown
  • The city's streets are filled with cars, buses, taxis and trams.sundown
  • I walk or get the tram to uni.sundown
  • Is the ticket good for the floating tram as well?unknown
  • The new tram is open to the paying public for the first time.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tram

as a noun

plural
trams

as a verb

third-person singular
trams
present participle
tramming
past participle
trammed
past tense
trammed