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tram

[tram] / træm /
NOUN
trolley
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When Gaudí died in 1926, at age 73, in a tram accident, the building was less than a quarter complete.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

From my perch I see thousands of revelers pour from the tram, cars that magically found a parking spot, bikes, and buses.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

As for the second question, if I were former Dodgers owner and aerial tram godfather Frank McCourt, I’d fasten my seat belt, because the gondola is about to hit some heavy turbulence.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

"We will continue to work with bus, tram, and other transport colleagues to keep the city moving as best we can."

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

“This,” she said, waving her arms up at the front of the tram.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

We had tea in the town and trammed back.

From Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 by Anonymous

Z. and I half walked and half trammed into Rouen this morning.

From Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 by Anonymous

I trammed over to the Vatican to see the Sistine Chapel this time and the Stanze and Loggie of Raphael.

From Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 by Mary Alsop King Waddington

The valves of these turbines are all set during the shop test and the rods trammed with an 8-inch tram.

From Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers by Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin) Collins

"You're not going to see it tramming through because there's no hardness in the wickets – other than frost," said the Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell.

From The Guardian Mar. 30, 2013

Then, at last, Dorine realized that she was not fit to be seen, after trotting and tramming the whole afternoon in the rain.

From Small Souls by Louis Couperus

By shortening this distance of tramming and by consolidation of the material from all levels at the surface, where mechanical haulage can be installed, a second shaft is often justified.

From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Herbert Hoover

On the floor were tons of the metal, ready for tramming.

From The Cross-Cut by Courtney Ryley Cooper

Thus tramming and shaft work, as stated before, can be concentrated.

From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Herbert Hoover




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