Tram vs Tam - What's the difference?
tram | tam |
(UK, rail transport) A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road.
A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
* 1789 , , centenary edition, 1971, ISBN 304-93570-0.)
(obsolete) The shaft of a cart.
(obsolete) One of the rails of a tramway.
(UK, obsolete) A car on a horse railroad.
To transport (material) by tram.
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.
A tam o'shanter, a tall knit wool cap traditionally associated with Scotland.
* {{quote-news, year=1988, date=July 1, author=Bryan Miller, title=A Gathering of Scots, work=Chicago Reader
, passage=Despite the blaze of sunshine, woolens were everywhere: tams , kilts, socks drawn up to knobby knees. }}
As nouns the difference between tram and tam
is that tram is a passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road while tam is a tam o'shanter, a tall knit wool cap traditionally associated with Scotland.As a verb tram
is to transport (material) by tram.As an abbreviation TAM is
tamaulipas, a state of Mexico.tram
English
Etymology 1
Probably from (etyl) trame. The popular derivation from tramway builder is false: the term pre-dated him.Noun
(wikipedia tram) (en noun)- 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.
- (De Quincey)
Synonyms
* (passenger vehicle) streetcarDerived terms
* shoot through like a Bondi tram * tramline * tramwaySee also
* cablecar * light rail * streetcar * trolley carVerb
(tramm)Etymology 2
(etyl) trama weft, or (etyl) trame.Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
* 1000 English basic words ----tam
English
Noun
(en noun)citation