tram meaning and definition

TRAM noun

Definition of tram (noun)

1. a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
   • synonyms: aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway, tramway
2. a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine
   • "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine"
   • synonyms: tramcar
3. a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
   • synonyms: streetcar, tramcar, trolley, trolley car

TRAM verb

Definition of tram (verb)

1. travel by tram