tramway

Meanings

Plural: tramways

Noun

• a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
• the track on which trams or streetcars run
• The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
• The system of cables that supports a cable car.
• 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.

Synonyms

aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway, streetcar track, tram, tramline