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单词 tramline
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tramline

[ tram-lahyn ]
/ ˈtræmˌlaɪn /

noun British.

a streetcar system.
a streetcar route or track.
Also tramway.

Origin of tramline

First recorded in 1885–90; tram1 + line1

Words nearby tramline

TRALI, tram, trama, tramadol, TRAM flap, tramline, trammel, trammel net, trammie, tramontana, tramontane
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Example sentences from the Web for tramline

  • The storm had struck the overhead wire of the tramline, and one of the great supports had fallen.

    A Room With A View|E. M. Forster
  • Of course if they ran a tramline along the North Circular from the cattlemarket to the quays value would go up like a shot.

    Ulysses|James Joyce
  • It was a wonder that there was not a tramline in such an important thoroughfare.

    Ulysses|James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for tramline

tramline
/ (ˈtræmˌlaɪn) /

noun

Also called: tramway (often plural) the tracks on which a tram runs
the route taken by a tram
(often plural) the outer markings along the sides of a tennis or badminton court
(plural) a set of guiding principles
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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