Trams are a kind of sledge on which coals are brought from the place where they are hewn to the shaft. A tram has four wheels but a sledge is without wheels.
A passenger vehicle powered by electricity that comes from overhead cables, and runs on rails in the road Before electricity was invented, trams were pulled by horses
A tram is a public transport vehicle, usually powered by electricity from wires above it, which travels along rails laid in the surface of a street. A heavy silk thread used for the weft, or cross threads, in fine velvet or silk. a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street American Equivalent: streetcar (tram (16-19 centuries), probably from traam )
(A) A car which runs on a tramway (q v ) Trams in collieries were in use in the seventeenth century, but were not introduced into our streets till 1868
A passenger vehicle running on a tramway, having flanged wheels and usually powered by electricity taken by a current collector from an overhead conductor wire (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
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