tram

/tɹam/ · noun

Meaning

A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
A people mover.
An aerial cable car.
A train with wheels that runs on a road; a trackless train.
A car on a horse railway or tramway (horse trams preceded electric trams).
To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway.
To travel by tram.
To transport (material) by tram.
To align a component in mechanical engineering or metalworking, particularly the head of a drill press.
A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.

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