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Tramway

🔄 Synonyms of "Tramway"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
tramnoun	(Australia, British, rail transport) A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
tramlinenoun	(rail transport) The rails that a tram runs on.
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)
streetcar tracknoun	the track on which trams or streetcars run

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tramway"

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Word	Definition
tramlinenoun	(rail transport) The rails that a tram runs on.
tramnoun	(Australia, British, rail transport) A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
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)
streetcar tracknoun	the track on which trams or streetcars run
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.
tramcarnoun	A streetcar.
trolleynoun	(US) A streetcar or light train.
subwaynoun	(Canada, US, Scotland, South Africa) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
trainnoun	Elongated or trailing portion.
hktnoun	Initialism of Hong Kong Time. [The official time zone in Hong Kong, UTC+08:00.]
tramsnoun	(Australia, British, rail transport) A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
tram tracknoun	The track on which a tram runs; the tramway.
tramrailnoun	A street railway laid in the streets of a town or city, or an interurban railway for local traffic, on which cable cars, or trolley cars, etc., are used, in distinction from an extended railway line for trains.
tramroadnoun	A road designed for use by trams or wagons.
tram railnoun	Alternative form of tramrail. [An overhead rail forming a track on which a trolley runs to convey a load, as in a shop.]
street railwaynoun	A tram line; public transportation operating on rails laid in public streets.
reserved tracknoun	On a tramway, a section of track which is not laid in a street. The track can be on an alignment alongside the street or road, or follow the alignment of an old railway.
double tracknoun	(rail transport) A section of railway line or tramline consisting of two parallel tracks, one being used in one direction and the other in the opposite direction.