tram

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.4 Anagrams 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Noun 4 Italian 4.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From High German traam. The popular derivation from tramway builder Benjamin Outram is false. The term pre-dated him.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: trăm, IPA: /træm/, SAMPA: /tr{m/
• Rhymes: -æm

[edit] Noun

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tram (plural trams)

1. A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road.
2. A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
   • 1789, John Brand, History of Newcastle Upon Tyne, volume II, page 681. (Quoted in Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, centenary edition, 1971, ISBN 304-93570-0.)

     Trams are a kind of sledge on which coals are brought from the place where they are hewn to the shaft. A tram has four wheels but a sledge is without wheels.

[edit] Synonyms

• streetcar

[edit] Derived terms

• shoot through like a Bondi tram
• tramline
• tramway

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[edit] See also

• cablecar
• light rail
• streetcar
• trolley car

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of amrt
• mart

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

From Latin trama.

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tram

1. segment (of road etc.)

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA: trɛm
• (Belgium) IPA: trɑm or trɛm
•  Audio^{help, file}

[edit] Etymology

From English tram.

[edit] Noun

tram m. (plural trams or trammen, diminutive trammetje)

1. A tram, vehicle on rails for passenger transport in cities.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

tram m. inv.

1. tram, streetcar