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Word: Tram
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century (denoting a shaft of a barrow; also in tram (sense 2)): from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch trame ‘beam, barrow shaft’. In the early 19th century the word denoted the parallel wheel tracks used in a mine, on which the public tramway was modelled; hence tram (sense 1) (late 19th century)
tram
a passenger vehicle powered by electricity conveyed by overhead cables, and running on rails laid in a public road.
Short Definition:passenger vehicle powered by electricity conveyed by overhead cables
a low four-wheeled cart or barrow used in coal mines.
Short Definition:low four-wheeled cart or barrow used in coal mines
- tramcar
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