tram /træm/ BrE AmE ( also tram‧car /ˈtræmkɑː $ -kɑːr/) noun [countable] especially British English
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: tram 'handle of a wheelbarrow' (16-19 centuries) , probably from Low German traam 'long piece of wood' ]
a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street SYN streetcar American English
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THESAURUS
▪ bus a large vehicle that people pay to travel on:
There were a lot of people on the bus.
▪ coach British English a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys:
Taking the coach is cheaper than the train.
▪ minibus a small bus with seats for six to twelve people:
The school uses a minibus to take teams to matches.
▪ double-decker a bus with two levels:
the red double-deckers in London
▪ articulated bus ( also bendy bus British English ) a very long bus that has a joint in the middle that allows it to go around corners:
Articulated buses have been used in Europe for many years.
▪ tram British English , streetcar American English , trolley/trolley car American English a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street, and usually gets power from electric lines over the vehicle:
We waited at the stop for the tram.
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San Diego has a well-used trolley system.
▪ tram American English a vehicle with many different parts for people to sit in, and which usually has open sides. A tram runs on wheels and is used to take tourists from place to place within a particular area:
The tram takes visitors around the backlot of Universal Studios, where many famous movies were once made.