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TRAMWAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The track on which trams or streetcars run
Synonyms:
streetcar track; tramline; tramway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tramway" is a kind of...):
track (a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels)
Meronyms (parts of "tramway"):
rail; rails; runway; track (a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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; tram; tramway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tramway" is a kind of...):
conveyance; transport (something that serves as a means of transportation)
