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Tram

🔄 Synonyms of "Tram"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
trolleynoun	(US) A streetcar or light train.
tramwaynoun	(chiefly UK, Ireland) The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
streetcarnoun	(Canada, US) A tram or light rail vehicle, usually a single car but sometimes multiple cars attached together, operating on city streets; a trolley car.
trolley carnoun	An electric streetcar or tram with a trolley pole for collecting electric current.
tramcarnoun	A streetcar.
ropewaynoun	A system of cables, slung from towers, from which carriers are suspended to transport materials.
aerial tramwaynoun	A type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion.
cable tramwaynoun	Synonym of cable car (any sense)

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tram"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
streetcarnoun	(Canada, US) A tram or light rail vehicle, usually a single car but sometimes multiple cars attached together, operating on city streets; a trolley car.
tramwaynoun	(chiefly UK, Ireland) The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
trolley carnoun	An electric streetcar or tram with a trolley pole for collecting electric current.
tramcarnoun	A streetcar.
trolleynoun	(US) A streetcar or light train.
ropewaynoun	A system of cables, slung from towers, from which carriers are suspended to transport materials.
aerial tramwaynoun	A type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion.
cable tramwaynoun	Synonym of cable car (any sense)
busnoun	(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
subwaynoun	(Canada, US, Scotland, South Africa) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
railnoun	A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
trainnoun	Elongated or trailing portion.
seriesnoun	A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
noisenoun	(uncountable) Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
nonsensenoun	That which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense.
trannoun	A surname from Vietnamese.
hktnoun	Initialism of Hong Kong Time. [The official time zone in Hong Kong, UTC+08:00.]
tramwaysnoun	(chiefly UK, Ireland) The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
tram locomotivenoun	(rail transport) A steam locomotive specially built, or modified, to run on a street, or roadside, tramway track, hauling trains of wagons or carriages.
trucknoun	(countable, uncountable, US, Canada, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage.