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tram

[tram] / træm /
NOUN
trolley
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There are also complaints about the slowness of some tram routes and concerns that the £2 cap on bus fares is financially unsustainable.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

He returns to his car and gets inside briefly, before emerging and running towards a black man who has stepped off a tram.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

The windows of the Druzhkivka tram were open on a sweltering summer afternoon as women wearing flowery dresses and men in light shirts made their way to the weekend market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

The devout Catholic, whose cause for sainthood is advancing in the Vatican, was hit by a tram while on his way to pray at a church.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

“If you ever change your mind and need contacts, let me know. I live in Tollygunge, just behind the tram depot.”

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

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 Collins, Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin)

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 Waddington, Mary Alsop King

We had tea in the town and trammed back.

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

"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

The tramming of ore by hand through such a distance would cost about double the amount to hoist it through a shaft and transport it mechanically to the dressing plant at surface.

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

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 Hoover, Herbert

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

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

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

From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley




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