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Vinony

tramway

noun

  1. type of industrial railway
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Germanic *drum Middle Low German trame Low German traambor.? Scotsbor. English tram English way English tramway From tram + way.

  1. The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
  2. The system of cables that supports a cable car.
  3. A lane of a road or street, in which tram tracks are embedded, that is (in normal circumstances) for the exclusive use of trams and public buses.