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Tramway

noun
1.
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.
2.
The track on which trams or streetcars run.  Synonyms: streetcar track, tramline.





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"Tramway" Quotes from Famous Books



... which stretched from a wooden tower set upon a stone pillar jutting from the sea to a similar tower built upon the land. This tramway, during the busy summer months of open sea, is used in lieu of a harbor and docks to bring freight and passengers ashore. This is done by drawing a swinging platform over the cable from tower to tower and back again. The platform at the present ...
— Triple Spies • Roy J. Snell


Words linked to "Tramway" :   rails, rail, conveyance, streetcar track, transport, track, runway


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