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Tramway vs Tram - What's the difference?

tramway | tram |

Tram is a derived term of tramway.



As nouns the difference between tramway and tram

is that tramway is the track on which a tram (streetcar) runs while tram is a passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road.

As a verb tram is

to transport (material) by tram.

tramway

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the track on which a tram (streetcar) runs
  • the system of cables that supports a cable car

    • Derived terms

    * aerial tramway * cable tramway ----

    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)
  • (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.)
    • 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.
  • (obsolete) The shaft of a cart.
    • (De Quincey)
  • (obsolete) One of the rails of a tramway.
  • (UK, obsolete) A car on a horse railroad.
    • Synonyms
    * (passenger vehicle) streetcar
    Derived terms
    * shoot through like a Bondi tram * tramline * tramway
    See also
    * cablecar * light rail * streetcar * trolley car

    Verb

    (tramm)
  • To transport (material) by tram.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) trama weft, or (etyl) trame.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words ----