tramway

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noun

The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.

Similar
tramaerial tramwaycable tramwayropewaytramlinestreetcar track
OriginEnglish way ← Middle English wey ← Old English weġ →
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Meanings

nountramway (plural tramways)

plural tramways

  1. IrelandUKThe track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
  2. USThe system of cables that supports a cable car.
  3. formalVictoriaA lane of a road or street, in which tram tracks are embedded, that is (in normal circumstances) for the exclusive use of trams and public buses.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers

Similar
tramaerial tramwaycable tramwayropeway
Broader
conveyancetransport

nounthe track on which trams or streetcars run

Similar
tramlinestreetcar track
Broader
track
Also see
aerial tramwaycable tramwayropewaytramtramline

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ter-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*térmn̥
  4. Proto-Germanic*drum
  5. Middle Low Germantrame
  6. Low Germantraambor.?
  7. Englishtram
  8. Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-
  9. Proto-Germanic*wegaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*weg
  11. Old Englishweġ
  12. Middle Englishwey
  13. Englishway
  14. Englishtramway

From tram + way.

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Translations

Danish sporvej
  • sporvejtrack on which trams run
Dutch tramspoor
  • tramspoortrack on which trams run
Esperanto tramvojo
  • tramvojotrack on which trams run
Finnish raitiotie
  • raitiotietrack on which trams run
German Trambahn
  • Trambahntrack on which trams run
Irish trambhealach
  • trambhealachtrack on which trams run
Norwegian Bokmål sporvei, sporveg
  • sporveitrack on which trams run
  • sporvegtrack on which trams run
Polish tor tramwajowy
  • tor tramwajowytrack on which trams run
Swedish spårväg, spårvagnsräls
  • spårvägtrack on which trams run
  • spårvagnsrälstrack on which trams run
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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