tramway Synonyms
Another word for tramway
• noun (Context 1)
A system of tracks laid in a public street or road on which trams (streetcars) run, or the transit network operating on such tracks.
"The city council voted to expand the historic tramline to connect the downtown district with the main train station."
• noun (Context 2)
An overhead cable railway system in which passenger cabins or freight cars are suspended from a moving steel cable, often used in mountainous terrain.
"Visitors rode the aerial aerial tramway to the summit of the mountain for a panoramic view of the valley."
• noun (Context 3)
A light railway track used in mines, quarries, or logging operations for transporting coal, ore, or timber in small wheeled wagons.
"Remnants of the 19th-century mining tramroad can still be seen winding along the hillside near the old quarry."