tram

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/tɹam/ English

Definitions

noun

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.

verb

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.

noun

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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Synonyms

streetcar trolley tramway trolley car tramcar ropeway aerial tramway cable tramway bus subway rail train series noise nonsense tran

Associated

trolleybus depot stop stops routes bordeaux buses lines

Rhymes

sham damn cram program slam ram clam dam jam epigram

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