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Definitions for tramway
ˈtræmˌweɪtramway
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Princeton's WordNet
tramway, tram, aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropewaynoun
a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
tramline, tramway, streetcar tracknoun
the track on which trams or streetcars run
Wiktionary
tramwaynoun
the track on which a tram (streetcar) runs
tramwaynoun
the system of cables that supports a cable car
Webster Dictionary
Tramwaynoun
same as Tramroad
Tramwaynoun
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
Etymology and Origins
Tramway
An abbreviation of “Outram way,” after Benjamin Outram of Derbyshire, who was the first to place his sleepers end to end the whole length of the rails, instead of crosswise, as on our railways. Long before this, however, the word “Tram” had been applied to a coal waggon or truck in the colliery districts, while the rails on which a vehicle ran bore the name of a “Tramroad.”
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tramway in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tramway in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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