TRAM


Meaning of TRAM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' tram

Function: noun

Etymology: English dialect, shaft of a wheelbarrow, probably from Low German traam, literally, beam

Date: circa 1517

1 : any of various vehicles: as a : a boxlike wagon running on rails (as in a mine) b chiefly British : STREETCAR c : a carrier that travels on an overhead cable or rails

2 plural chiefly British : a streetcar line

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