English dictionary

tramway

/'tr/&/mw/eI/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.artifact

Synonyms aerial tramway cable tramway ropeway tram

Source: WordNet 3.0
the track on which trams or streetcars run

noun.artifact

Synonyms streetcar track tramline

Source: WordNet 3.0
Same as <u>Tramroad</u>.

noun

Source: webster1913
A street railway or interurban railway for local traffic, on which cable cars, or trolley cars, etc., are used, in distinction from an extended railway line for trains drawn by steam or electric locomotives.

noun

Source: webster1913