Thesaurus: tram

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1. n. A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore.
2. n. The shaft of a cart.
3. n. One of the rails of a tramway.
4. n. A car on a horse railroad.
5. n. A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.
6. n. a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
7. n. a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine
8. n. a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
9. v. travel by tram
10. 1. A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore. 2. The shaft of a cart. [Prov. Eng.] De Quincey. 3. One of the rails of a tramway. 4. A car on a horse railroad. [Eng.] Tram car, a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway car. -- Tram plate, a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail. -- Tram pot (Milling), the step and support for the lower end of the spindle of a millstone. A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.
11. A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together,used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best qualityof velvets and silk goods.