tram Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
    aerial tramway; ropeway; cable tramway; tramway.
  2. noun a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine
    tramcar.
    • a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine
  3. noun a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
    tramcar; trolley car; streetcar; trolley.
  4. verb travel by tram

WordNet

Tram noun
Etymology
Prov. E. tram a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; cf. OSw. tråm, trum, a beam, OD. drom, Prov. & OHG. tram.
Definitions
  1. A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore.
  2. The shaft of a cart. Prov. Eng. De Quincey.
  3. One of the rails of a tramway.
  4. A car on a horse railroad. Eng.
Tram noun
Etymology
Sp. trama weft, or F. trame.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913