Meaning Of The Word Tram

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tram
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.

tram in American English 1
a double, twisted silk thread used as the weft in fine silks and velvets
to convey or travel by tram
noun: a streetcar

tram in American English 2
an open railway car for carrying loads in mines
noun
transitive verb: to adjust (something) correctly

tram in American English 3
to adjust, align, or measure with a trammel (sense 6)
trammel (sense 6)
noun: silk that has been slightly or loosely twisted, used weftwise in weaving silk fabrics

tram in British English 1
noun: an electrically driven public transport vehicle that runs on rails let into the surface of the road, power usually being taken from an overhead wire

tram in British English 2
noun: a fine adjustment that ensures correct function or alignment
verb: to adjust (a mechanism) to a fine degree of accuracy

tram in British English 3
noun: (in weaving) a weft yarn of two or more twisted strands of silk

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