Noun: tramway 'tram,wey
- The track on which trams or streetcars run
"The city's new tramways connected the suburbs to the downtown area";
- tramline, streetcar track
- A conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
"Skiers rode the aerial tramway to reach the mountain summit";
- tram [N. Amer], aerial tramway [N. Amer], cable tramway [N. Amer], ropeway, cableway
Derived forms: tramways
Type of: conveyance, track, transport
Encyclopedia: Tramway, North Carolina