tram /træm/ (also tram‧car /ˈtræmkɑː $ -kɑːr/) noun [countable] especially British English
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: tram 'handle of a wheelbarrow' (16-19 centuries), probably from Low German traam 'long piece of wood']
a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street Synonym : streetcar American English

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tram
noun
ADJ. modern | electric, horse/horse-drawn, steam
VERB + TRAM catch, go on, take | miss | board, get on | get off
TRAM + VERB run The last tram ran through Glasgow in September 1962.
rattle | stop
TRAM + NOUN service, system | route | stop | ride | driver | car a conducted tour in an old tram car
shed | line, rail, track | ticket
PREP. by ~ There is easy access to the centre of the city by tram.
on a/the ~ They sat together on the rattling tram.
~ from, ~ to

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bus a large vehicle that people pay to travel on:
There were a lot of people on the bus.
coach British English a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys:
Taking the coach is cheaper than the train.
minibus a small bus with seats for six to twelve people:
The school uses a minibus to take teams to matches.
double-decker a bus with two levels:
the red double-deckers in London
articulated bus (also bendy bus British English) a very long bus that has a joint in the middle that allows it to go around corners:
Articulated buses have been used in Europe for many years.
tram British English, streetcar American English, trolley/trolley car American English a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street, and usually gets power from electric lines over the vehicle:
We waited at the stop for the tram.
San Diego has a well-used trolley system.

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