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Noun: tramway  'tram,wey
  1. A conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
    - tram [N. Amer], aerial tramway [N. Amer], cable tramway [N. Amer], ropeway, cableway
     
  2. The track on which trams or streetcars run
    - tramline, streetcar track

Derived forms: tramways

Type of: conveyance, track, transport

Encyclopedia: Tramway, North Carolina