1
: any of various vehicles: such as
a
: a carrier that travels on an overhead cable or rails
b
chiefly British
: streetcar
c
: a boxlike wagon running on rails (as in a mine)
2
trams plural, chiefly British
: a streetcar line
Examples of tram in a Sentence
Noun
Take the tram to the departure terminal.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Skiing Snowbasin has 13 lifts — including a high-speed quad, two gondolas, and a tram — to reach its 115 runs, which are spread across distinct zones: Needles, Strawberry, and John Paul.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2025
Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
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Noun
As a result, metro lines 2 and 6 were interrupted between Trône and Gare de l'Ouest, while tram lines 4 and 10 were interrupted between Gare du Nord and Churchill, according to Sablon.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Skiing Snowbasin has 13 lifts — including a high-speed quad, two gondolas, and a tram — to reach its 115 runs, which are spread across distinct zones: Needles, Strawberry, and John Paul.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
Suspecting foul play, the woman trams up with a manipulative hacker and cybersecurity expert to try to dig deeper.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Tram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tram. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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