TRAMCAR


Meaning of TRAMCAR in English

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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.