Tram
noun
1.
British. a streetcar.
2.
a tramway; tramroad.
3.
Also called tramcar
[tram-kahr] /ˈtræmˌkɑr/ (Show IPA). a truck or car on rails for carrying loads in a mine.
4.
the vehicle or cage of an overhead carrier.
verb (used with or without object), trammed, tramming.
5.
to convey or travel by tram.
noun
1.
trammel (def 3).
verb (used with object), trammed, tramming.
2.
Machinery. to adjust (something) correctly.
noun
1.
silk that has been slightly or loosely twisted, used weftwise in weaving silk fabrics.
noun
1.
Also called tramcar. 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 names streetcar, trolley car
2.
a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine; tub
noun
1.
(machinery) a fine adjustment that ensures correct function or alignment
verb trams, tramming, trammed
2.
(transitive) to adjust (a mechanism) to a fine degree of accuracy
noun
1.
(in weaving) a weft yarn of two or more twisted strands of silk
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