Tram
| n. | 1. | A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore. | |||||||||
| 2. | The shaft of a cart. | ||||||||||
| 3. | One of the rails of a tramway. | ||||||||||
| 4. | A car on a horse railroad.
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| 1. | A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods. | ||||||||||
| 1. | (Mech.) Same as Trammel, | ||||||||||
| v. t. | 1. | To convey or transport on a tramway or on a tram car. | |||||||||
| v. i. | 1. | To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway; to travel by tramway. | |||||||||
| Noun | 1. |  tram - a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers |
| 2. | tram - a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine" Synonyms: tramcar | |
| 3. | tram - a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms" |