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tramway

tram·way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tram-wey]
    • /ˈtræmˌweɪ/
    • /ˈtræmweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tram-wey]
    • /ˈtræmˌweɪ/

Definitions of tramway word

  • noun tramway a crude railroad of wooden rails or of wooden rails capped with metal treads. 1
  • noun tramway British. tramline. 1
  • noun tramway Mining. a track, usually elevated, or roadway for mine haulage. 1
  • noun tramway Also called aerial railway, aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway. a system for hauling passengers and freight in vehicles suspended from a cable or cables supported by a series of towers, hangers, or the like: used over canyons, between mountain peaks, etc. 1
  • noun tramway streetcar line 1
  • countable noun tramway A tramway is a set of rails laid in the surface of a road for trams to travel along. 0

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Origin of tramway

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; tram1 + way1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tramway

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tramway popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

tramway usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with tramway

  • what is a tramway?

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