Tram
Tram , noun
[Prov. English tram a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; compare OSw. tråm, trum, a beam, OD. drom, Prov. & Old High German tram.]
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. [Provincial English] — De Quincey
3.
One of the rails of a tramway.
4.
A car on a horse railroad. [English]
Collocations (3)
Tram car , a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway car.
Tram plate , a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail.
Tram pot (Milling) , the step and support for the lower end of the spindle of a millstone.
Tram , noun
[Sp. trama weft, or French trame.]
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.
Tram , noun
(Mechanics) Same as Trammel, n., 6.
Tram , transitive verb
To convey or transport on a tramway or on a tram car.
Tram , intransitive verb
To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway; to travel by tramway.