tramway
noun[C]
uk/ˈtræm.weɪ/us/ˈtræm.weɪ/mainlyUK
asystemoftransportusingtrams(=electricvehiclesthat go alongmetaltracksin theroad):
Manycitiesandtownsareintroducingor reintroducing tramways of ultramoderndesign.
UK
themetaltracksthattramsor othervehiclesrunalong:
Thewholeareaisinterwovenwithnarrowgaugetramways fortransportingthesugarharvestto thecrushingplant.
US(alsoaerial tramway)
avehiclethathangsfrom and ismovedby acable(= athick,strongwire)andtransportspeopleorgoodsupsteepslopesor above anareaofland:
Roosevelt Island Tramway: Hitch arideover theEastRiver to Roosevelt Island and back on one of the City's morenovelandfunformsoftransit.
You canenjoya bird's-eyeviewof thezoofrom the Skyfariaerialtramway, or take aguidedtourbus.
In the 1880slocallimestonewascarriedon acomplexaerialtramway to beloadedontoshipsat Rockland Landing.
Synonym
cable car
- It's nosweatgetting here bysubwayor tramway, and it reallytakesyou away from thehustleandbustlemind-set of the City.
- However, thedaysof theSouthMetropolitan Electric Tramways and Lighting Co.Ltd., were nownumbered.
- All the otherdeepmineshave gone the same way,leavingalegacyofinclines, tramways andrustingmachinerythat can bevisitedon anumberofwalks.
- Ascending the Aiguille du Midi – the Needle of theSouth–viaanaerialtramway, he can'tbeartolookdown from hisairborneplexiglassprison.
Buses, trams & coaches
- bus
- combi
- double-decker
- gangway
- HOV
- jitney
- kombi
- limousine
- local
- omnibus
- park-and-ride
- school bus
- shuttle
- streetcar
- through
- tram
- tramlines
- trolley
- trolleybus
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Railways & railway lines