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TRAM
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Irregular inflected forms: trammed , tramming
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
Synonyms:
streetcar; tram; tramcar; trolley; trolley car
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tram" is a kind of...):
self-propelled vehicle (a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tram"):
horsecar (an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses)
Holonyms ("tram" is a part of...):
trolley line (a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses)
Derivation:
tram (travel by tram)
Domain region:
Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine
Example:
a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine
Synonyms:
tram; tramcar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tram" is a kind of...):
waggon; wagon (any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
Synonyms:
aerial tramway; cable tramway; ropeway; tram; tramway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tram" is a kind of...):
conveyance; transport (something that serves as a means of transportation)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Travel by tram
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "tram" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
tram (a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity)
