Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Tram

Tram

,
Noun.
[Prov. E.
tram
a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; cf. OSw.
tråm
,
trum
, a beam, OD.
drom
, Prov. & OHG.
tram
.]
1.
A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore.
2.
The shaft of a cart.
[Prov. Eng.]
De Quincey.
3.
One of the rails of a tramway.
4.
A car on a horse railroad.
[Eng.]
Tram car
,
a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway car.
Tram plate
,
a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail.
Tram pot
(Milling)
,
the step and support for the lower end of the spindle of a millstone.

Tram

,
Noun.
[Sp.
trama
weft, or F.
trame
.]
A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.

Definition 2024


tràm

tràm

See also: tram, Tram, trám, trăm, and trạm

Vietnamese

Noun

tràm

  1. melaleuca

Derived terms