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tram
1[ tram ]
tram
2[ tram ]
noun
verb (used with object)
- Machinery. to adjust (something) correctly.
tram
3[ tram ]
noun
- silk that has been slightly or loosely twisted, used weftwise in weaving silk fabrics.
tram
1/ træm /
noun
- Also calledtramcar an electrically driven public transport vehicle that runs on rails let into the surface of the road, power usually being taken from an overhead wire US and Canadian namesstreetcartrolley car
- a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine; tub
tram
2/ træm /
noun
- (in weaving) a weft yarn of two or more twisted strands of silk
tram
3/ træm /
noun
- machinery a fine adjustment that ensures correct function or alignment
verb
- tr to adjust (a mechanism) to a fine degree of accuracy
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Derived Forms
- ˈtramless, adjective
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Other Words From
- tramless adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tram1
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Example Sentences
Eva and Adele, the Art Couple, were on my tram, both in high-collared baby-pink dresses.
By day you'll be coerced to hike "the Peak" (I like the tram, thank you) for a quiet view of Kowloon.
Luckily, public transport (the tram) is brilliantly efficient, cost-effective, and blissfully above ground.
Tram cars often ran along the middle of the street, with barely room for a vehicle to pass on either side.
Tram cars were numerous and children played everywherePg 140 with utter unconcern for the vehicles which crowded the streets.
In London, for instance, certain tramway companies double the tram-fares on Sundays.
She walked to Merrion Gates along the tram line about four miles, when she was stopped by sentries.
How often I would watch some tram-car, some string of barges go from me slowly out of sight.
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