tramline

[ tram-lahyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, British.

tramline

/ ˈtræmˌlaɪn /

Also calledtramway often plural the tracks on which a tram runs
the route taken by a tram
often plural the outer markings along the sides of a tennis or badminton court
plural a set of guiding principles

First recorded in 1885–90; tram ¹ + line ¹

Of course if they ran a tramline along the North Circular from the cattlemarket to the quays value would go up like a shot.

It was a wonder that there was not a tramline in such an important thoroughfare.

The storm had struck the overhead wire of the tramline, and one of the great supports had fallen.

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