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tram·way
(trăm′wā′)n.
1. A track or way for trams, as in a mine.
2. Chiefly British A streetcar line.
3. A cable or system of cables for a cable car.
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tramway
(ˈtræmˌweɪ)n
1. (Automotive Engineering) another name for tramline 1
2. (Automotive Engineering)
a. a public transportation system using trams
b. the company owning or running such a system
3. (Railways) Also called (esp US): tramroad a small or temporary railway for moving freight along tracks, as in a quarry
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tram•way
(ˈtræmˌweɪ)n.
1. a crude railroad of wooden rails or of wooden rails capped with metal treads.
2. Also called tramline . Brit. a streetcar route, track, or system.
3. Also called ropeway. a system for carrying passengers and freight in vehicles operating along overhead cables; a telpherage.
[1815–25]
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Noun 1. [画像:tramway - a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers]tramway - a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation
2. [画像:tramway - the track on which trams or streetcars run]tramway - the track on which trams or streetcars run
rails, runway, rail, track - a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
track - a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
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Translations
ترامواي: قُضْبان الترام
tramvajová síť
sporvej
villamosvonal
sporbraut
električková sieť
tramvay hattı
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tram
(trӕm) noun (also ˈtramcar. American ˈstreetcar) a long car running on rails and usually driven by electric power, for carrying passengers especially along the streets of a town. trem تْرام، عَربَة تْرام трамвай bonde tramvaj die Straßenbahn sporvogn τραμ tranvía tramm تراموا raitiovaunu tramway חשמלית ट्राम električni tramvaj villamos trem sporvagn tram 市街電車 시간 전차 tramvajus tramvajs trem tram trikk, sporvogn tramwaj د بار وړلو وسيله carro eléctrico tramvai тамвай električka tramvaj tramvaj spårvagn รถราง tramvay 有軌電車 трамвай ٹرام، ايک قسم کي گاڑي xe chạy bằng điện 有轨电车
ˈtramway noun a system of tracks for trams. tremspoor ترامواي: قُضْبان الترام трамвайни релси linha do bonde tramvajová síť die Straßenbahnschienen(pl.) sporvej γραμμές του τραμ tranvía, carril de tranvía trammirööbastik خط تراموا raitiotie voie de tramway מְסִילַת הַחֲשמָלִית ट्राम जाने की पटरी električni tramvaj villamos(vonal) jalan trem sporbraut tranvia 市街電鉄 시가 전차 궤도 tramvajų linijos tramvaja līnija landasan trem tramweg trikkelinje, sporvei sieć tramwajowa ټرام، د کوڅی ګاډی، یو ډول اورګاډی linha do eléctrico şină de tramvai трамвайная линия električková trať tramvaj tramvajske šine spårväg ทางรถราง tramvay hattı 電車軌道 трамвайна лінія ٹرام کے راستے کا نظام đường cho xe điện chạy 有轨电车轨道
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