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tram

1

[ tram ]

noun

  1. British. a streetcar.
  2. Also called ³Ù°ù²¹³¾Â·³¦²¹°ù [tram, -kahr]. a truck or car on rails for carrying loads in a mine.
  3. the vehicle or cage of an overhead carrier.


verb (used with or without object)

trammed, tramming.
  1. to convey or travel by tram.

tram

2

[ tram ]

verb (used with object)

trammed, tramming.
  1. Machinery. to adjust (something) correctly.

tram

3

[ tram ]

noun

  1. silk that has been slightly or loosely twisted, used weftwise in weaving silk fabrics.

tram

1

/ ³Ù°ùæ³¾ /

noun

  1. Also calledtramcar an electrically driven public transport vehicle that runs on rails let into the surface of the road, power usually being taken from an overhead wire US and Canadian namesstreetcartrolley car
  2. a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine; tub
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tram

2

/ ³Ù°ùæ³¾ /

noun

  1. machinery a fine adjustment that ensures correct function or alignment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to adjust (a mechanism) to a fine degree of accuracy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tram

3

/ ³Ù°ùæ³¾ /

noun

  1. (in weaving) a weft yarn of two or more twisted strands of silk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù°ù²¹³¾±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù°ù²¹³¾î€ƒl±ð²õ²õ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tram1

First recorded in 1490–1500; Middle English tram, tram(me) “mechanical device, astronomical instrument, siege towerâ€); 1820–30 tram 1fordef 2; originally shafts of a barrow or cart, rails for carts (in mines); perhaps from Middle Dutch trame “b±ð²¹³¾â€

Origin of tram2

First recorded in 1880–85; short for trammel

Origin of tram3

First recorded in 1670–80; from French trame “woof, weft, tram,†from Latin ³Ù°ùÄå³¾²¹ “warp,†from trahere “to draw, dragâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tram1

C16 (in the sense: shaft of a cart): probably from Low German traam beam; compare Old Norse ³Ù³ó°ùö³¾°ù , Middle Dutch traem beam, tooth of a rake

Origin of tram2

C19: short for trammel

Origin of tram3

C17: from French trame , from Latin ³Ù°ùÄå³¾²¹ ; related to Latin ³Ù°ùÄå²Ô²õ across, ³Ù°ùÄå³¾±ð²õ footpath
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It was later moved to nearby St Andrews' Street to accommodate the construction of a tram line.

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A man has been charged after a three-year-old girl was hit and killed by a van which struck a tram and then mounted a pavement in Manchester city centre.

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A three-year-old who was killed after a van struck a tram and mounted the pavement has been described by her parents as the "sweetest, kindest, and most generous little girl".

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Police are continuing to search for a driver who fled the scene after a three-year-old girl was killed in a crash between a van and a tram in Manchester city centre.

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The force confirmed the child was a pedestrian and was not travelling in either the tram or van.

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