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Uncommontram
The correct spelling is tram.
How to pronounce tram
/tɹam/
nounIPA: /tɹam/
Say it like: Tra-m
The correct spelling is tram. A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
- 2.A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
- 3.A people mover.
- 4.An aerial cable car.
- 5.A train with wheels that runs on a road; a trackless train.
verb
- 1.To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway.
- 2.To travel by tram.
- 3.To transport (material) by tram.
- 4.To align a component in mechanical engineering or metalworking, particularly the head of a drill press.
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