tramplate

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noun

A type of iron rail used on a tramroad.

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Meanings

nountramplate (plural tramplates)

plural tramplates

  1. historicalrail transportA type of iron rail used on a tramroad.

    Its [the Penydarren Tramroad's] value diminished considerably with the opening of the Taff Vale Railway in 1841, but the line remained in use until 1875, and the tramplates were not removed until 1890. […] Views and dimensions of a 3-ft. tramplate from the Penydarren Tramroad

    1948 November and December, “Notes and News: Early Tramplates”, in Railway Magazine, page 412, including photo caption

Origin

From tram + plate.

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APA

tramplate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tramplate

MLA

“tramplate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tramplate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tramplate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tramplate.

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