tramway

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English

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On- and off-street tramway in the Czech Republic
A cable car tramway in the United States

Etymology

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From tram +‎ way.

Noun

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tramway (plural tramways)

  1. (chiefly UK, Ireland) The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
  2. (US) The system of cables that supports a cable car.
  3. (Victoria, formal) A lane of a road or street, in which tram tracks are embedded, that is (in normal circumstances) for the exclusive use of trams and public buses.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: tramway
  • Portuguese: trâmuei
  • Spanish: tranvía

Translations

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French

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tramway

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English tramway, from Middle Dutch trame, ultimately from a lost West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) word.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tramway m (plural tramways)

  1. (rail transport) tram (passenger vehicle)

Descendants

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Portuguese

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Noun

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tramway m (plural tramways)

  1. (rail transport) tramway; Alternative spelling of trâmuei
    Synonym: tranvia