tramline

[ tram-lahyn ]
/ ˈtræmˌlaɪn /

noun British.

a streetcar system.
a streetcar route or track.
Also tramway.

Origin of tramline

First recorded in 1885–90; tram1 + line1

Words nearby tramline

trali, tram, tram flap, trama, tramadol, tramline, trammel, trammel net, trammie, tramontana, tramontane

Example sentences from the Web for tramline

  • The storm had struck the overhead wire of the tramline, and one of the great supports had fallen.

    A Room With A View |E. M. Forster

  • Of course if they ran a tramline along the North Circular from the cattlemarket to the quays value would go up like a shot.

    Ulysses |James Joyce

  • It was a wonder that there was not a tramline in such an important thoroughfare.

    Ulysses |James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for tramline

tramline
/ (ˈtræmˌlaɪn) /

noun

Also called: tramway (often plural) the tracks on which a tram runs
the route taken by a tram
(often plural) the outer markings along the sides of a tennis or badminton court
(plural) a set of guiding principles