Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tramway

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: tramway
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.

British usage

noun

The system of cables that supports a cable car.

American usage

noun

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.

Formal

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 Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *wegaz Proto-West Germanic *weg Old English weġ Middle English wey English way English tramway From tram + way.

Usage

British usage
American usage
Formal

Inflected Forms

tramways (plural)

Derived Forms

tramwayman

Phrases

aerial tramway cable tramway

Synonyms

tramline streetcar track tram aerial tramway cable tramway ropeway

Questions

What does tramway mean?: The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
Where does tramway come from?: 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 Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *wegaz Proto-West Germanic *weg Old English weġ Middle English wey English way English tramway From tram + way.

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