tramway

[ tram-wey ]

/ ˈtræmˌweɪ /

noun

a crude railroad of wooden rails or of wooden rails capped with metal treads.

British. tramline.

Mining. a track, usually elevated, or roadway for mine haulage.

Also called aerial tramway, aerial railway, cable tramway, ropeway . a system for hauling passengers and freight in vehicles suspended from a cable or cables supported by a series of towers, hangers, or the like: used over canyons, between mountain peaks, etc.

Origin of tramway

First recorded in 1815–25; tram¹ + way¹

Words nearby tramway

trample, trampoline, tramp stamp, tramp steamer, tramroad, tramway, trance, trance out, tranche, tranchet, Trandate

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Example sentences from the Web for tramway

The journey from the mainland was by a tramway across the Grève, or sands, at low tide.
Zigzag Journeys in Europe|Hezekiah Butterworth
A flourishing, well built and ordered town, boasting eighteen miles of tramway lines.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 6)|Louis Creswicke
The perforating-machine, mounted on its frame or truck, is drawn back on the tramway behind two massive folding-doors of wood.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur
The tramway facilities are so complete in the city of Mexico that one has very little occasion to employ hackney coaches.
Aztec Land|Maturin M. Ballou

As an example in chaos and ill-manners, the Government provides the public with a tramway system.
The Awful Australian|Valerie Desmond

British Dictionary definitions for tramway

tramway

/ (ˈtræmˌweɪ) /

noun

another name for tramline (def. 1)

British

a public transportation system using trams
the company owning or running such a system

Also called (esp US): tramroad a small or temporary railway for moving freight along tracks, as in a quarry

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单词	tramway
释义	tramway [ tram-wey ] / ˈtræmˌweɪ / noun a crude railroad of wooden rails or of wooden rails capped with metal treads. British. tramline. Mining. a track, usually elevated, or roadway for mine haulage. Also called aerial tramway, aerial railway, cable tramway, ropeway . a system for hauling passengers and freight in vehicles suspended from a cable or cables supported by a series of towers, hangers, or the like: used over canyons, between mountain peaks, etc. Origin of tramway First recorded in 1815–25; tram¹ + way¹ Words nearby tramway trample, trampoline, tramp stamp, tramp steamer, tramroad, tramway, trance, trance out, tranche, tranchet, Trandate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tramway The journey from the mainland was by a tramway across the Grève, or sands, at low tide. Zigzag Journeys in Europe\|Hezekiah Butterworth A flourishing, well built and ordered town, boasting eighteen miles of tramway lines. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 6)\|Louis Creswicke The perforating-machine, mounted on its frame or truck, is drawn back on the tramway behind two massive folding-doors of wood. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6\|E. Rameur The tramway facilities are so complete in the city of Mexico that one has very little occasion to employ hackney coaches. Aztec Land\|Maturin M. Ballou As an example in chaos and ill-manners, the Government provides the public with a tramway system. The Awful Australian\|Valerie Desmond British Dictionary definitions for tramway tramway / (ˈtræmˌweɪ) / noun another name for tramline (def. 1) British a public transportation system using trams the company owning or running such a system Also called (esp US): tramroad a small or temporary railway for moving freight along tracks, as in a quarry 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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