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tram |
6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tram \Tram\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trammed}; p. pr & vb n. {Tramming}.] To convey or transport on a tramway or on a tram car From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tram \Tram\, v. i. To operate, or conduct the business of a tramway; to travel by tramway. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tram \Tram\, n. (Mech.) Same as {Trammel}, n., 6. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tram \Tram\, n. [Prov. E. tram a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; cf OSw. tr[*a]m, trum, a beam, OD drom, Prov. & OHG. tram.] 1. A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore. 2. The shaft of a cart. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey. 3. One of the rails of a tramway. 4. A car on a horse railroad. [Eng.] {Tram car}, a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway car {Tram plate}, a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail. {Tram pot} (Milling), the step and support for the lower end of the spindle of a millstone. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tram \Tram\, n. [Sp. trama weft, or F. trame.] A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tram n 1: a system for transporting passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers [syn: {tramway}, {aerial tramway}, {cable tramway}, {ropeway}] 2: a car that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity: "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms" [syn: {streetcar}, {tramcar}, {trolley}, {trolley car}]
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