"tramrail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tramrails [plural]
Etymology: From tram + rail. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tram|rail}} tram + rail Head templates: {{en-noun}} tramrail (plural tramrails)
  1. An overhead rail forming a track on which a trolley runs to convey a load, as in a shop.
    Sense id: en-tramrail-en-noun-QvTcSimG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 38 29
  2. A street railway laid in the streets of a town or city, or an interurban railway for local traffic, on which cable cars, or trolley cars, etc., are used, in distinction from an extended railway line for trains.
    Sense id: en-tramrail-en-noun-dPZAXauT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 39 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 42 30
  3. A grooved rail (one of at least two) laid in a street for trams to run on. Ordinary rails are used on off-street (reserved track) sections of tramways.
    Sense id: en-tramrail-en-noun-Zn30VTPa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 38 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tram rail

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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