1. (noun)tramway, tram, aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
2. (noun)tramcar, tram a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine"
3. (noun)streetcar, tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity