Definitions for: Tramway


[n] the track on which trams or streetcars run
[n] a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers



Webster (1913) Definition: Tram"way`, n.
A street railway or interurban railway for local traffic, on
which cable cars, or trolley cars, etc., are used, in
distinction from an extended railway line for trains drawn by
steam or electric locomotives.


Tram"way`, n.
1. Same as Tramroad.

2. A railway laid in the streets of a town or city, on which
cars for passengers or for freight are drawn by horses; a
horse railroad.

Synonyms: aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway, streetcar track, tram, tramline

See Also: conveyance, rail, rails, track, transport

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