tram
1. tram \'tram\ n [F trame weft, tram] : a loosely twisted silk yarn usu. used for the weft of a fabric 2. tram n [E dial., shaft of a wheelbarrow, prob. fr. LG traam, lit., beam] 1: any of various vehicles : as 1a: a boxlike wagon running on a railway (as in a mine) chiefly Brit 1b: STREETCAR 1c: a carrier that travels on an overhead cable or rails pl, chiefly Brit 2a: a streetcar line 2b: TRAMROAD 3. tram vt or trammed; or tram.ming : to haul in a tram or over a tramway