tram

n.

1. Chiefly British.
   1. A streetcar.
   2. A streetcar line.
2. A cable car, especially one suspended from an overhead cable.
3. A four-wheeled, open, box-shaped wagon or iron car run on tracks in a coal mine.

tr.v., trammed, tram·ming, trams.
To move or convey in a tram.

[Scots, shaft of a barrow, probably from Middle Flemish.]

tram² (trăm)
n.

1. An instrument for gauging and adjusting machine parts; a trammel.
2. Accurate mechanical adjustment: The device is in tram.

tr.v., trammed, tram·ming, trams.
To adjust or align (mechanical parts) with a trammel.

[Short for TRAMMEL.]

tram³ (trăm)
n.
A heavy silk thread used for the weft, or cross threads, in fine velvet or silk.

[Middle English, contrivance, from Old French traime, contrivance, weft, from Latin trāma, weft, woof.]

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
  Synonyms: tramway, aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway

Meaning #2: a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine
  Synonym: tramcar

Meaning #3: a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
  Synonyms: streetcar, tramcar, trolley, trolley car

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - sporvogn
v. tr. - køre i sporvogn

2.
n. - millimeterskrue
v. tr. - justere med en millimeterskrue

3.
n. - trame, islætsilke

Nederlands (Dutch)
tram, kabelwagen

Français (French)
1.
n. - (GB, Transp) tramway, tram, (Minér) berline
v. tr. - déplacer/acheminer dans une berline

2.
n. - (Tech) ajustage
v. tr. - ajuster

3.
n. - (Tex) fil de soie épais

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Straßenbahn, Förderwagen
v. - im Förderwagen befördern

2.
n. - Feineinstellung
v. - genau einstellen

3.
n. - Einschlagseide

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τραμ
v. - ρυθμίζω, ρεγουλάρω

Italiano (Italian)
tranvai

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vagoneta (f), bonde (m), elétrico (m)
abbr. - bonde (m)

Русский (Russian)
трамвай

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - tranvía
v. tr. - transportar en tranvía

2.
n. - compás de varas
v. tr. - ajustar algo correctamente

3.
n. - hilo de seda grueso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spårvagn
v. - åka spårvagn
abbr. - tram silk (typ av dubbelsidengarn)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 有轨电车, 煤车, 电车轨道, 矿车, 用煤车运载

2. 椭圆规, 卡尺, 量规, 用煤车运载

3. 纬纱, 纬线

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 有軌電車, 煤車, 電車軌道, 礦車
v. tr. - 用煤車運載

2.
n. - 橢圓規, 卡尺, 量規
v. tr. - 用煤車運載

3.
n. - 緯紗, 緯線

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 시가 전차
v. tr. - 전차로 나르다, 전차로 가다

2.
n. - 타원 컴퍼스
v. tr. - 바른 위치로 조정하다

3.
n. - 견연사 (우단 등의 씨줄)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 市街電車, 路面電車, トロッコ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عربه ترام أو شاحنه (فعل) ينقل بشاحنه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חשמלית, קרון-פחם (במכרה)‬
v. tr. - ‮העביר בקרון-פחם (במכרה) או בחשמלית‬
n. - ‮מכשיר למדידת והתאמת חלקי מכונה‬
v. tr. - ‮מדד חלקי מכונה כדי התאימם‬
n. - ‮חוט משי דו-סיבי המשמש בייצור בדי משי וקטיפה‬

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