I. ˈtram 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
II. transitive verb
( trammed ; tram·ming )
Date: 1874
: to haul in a tram or over a tramway