EN

Synonyms for tram

  • noun

Most common

cable car tramway cable tramway aerial tramway trolley trolley car trackless train

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Tramway

tramway, cable tramway, aerial tramway, cable car, rope-way

2. Trolley — A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North…

trolley, streetcar US CA, trolley car, tramcar

Other

trackless train

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).

  2. n. 2

    A similar vehicle for carrying materials.

Related words

Word family
tramcar tramway
Phrases
aerial tram tram track

Forms

Plural
trams → tramways, rope-ways, trolleys, streetcars…

Example sentences

  • tramway This tramway connects the city centre with the railway station.
  • trolley Tom queued behind an old biddy with a full trolley.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tramrising
tramwayfalling
trolleysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
trolley2, tramway, tramcar
9 letters
streetcar2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (trolley2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
tramway
Español
tranvía
Deutsch
Straßenbahn
Català
tram