1
: any of various vehicles: such as
a
: a carrier that travels on an overhead cable or rails
b
chiefly British
: streetcar
c
: a boxlike wagon running on rails (as in a mine)
2
trams plural, chiefly British
: a streetcar line
Examples of tram in a Sentence
Noun
Take the tram to the departure terminal.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
There’s no entrance fee for the museum and visitor center under the arch, but a tram to the top costs $19.
—Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Some theme-park trams were rerouted, others couldn’t be.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
There’s no entrance fee for the museum and visitor center under the arch, but a tram to the top costs $19.
—Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
Verb
Suspecting foul play, the woman trams up with a manipulative hacker and cybersecurity expert to try to dig deeper.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Tram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tram. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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