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tram locomotive

tram locomotive noun: a steam locomotive specially built, or modified, to run on a street, or roadside, tramway track, hauling trains of wagons or carriages.

Noun

tram locomotive (plural tram locomotives)

  1. A steam locomotive specially built, or modified, to run on a street, or roadside, tramway track, hauling trains of wagons or carriages.
    • L.N.E.R. class "Y6" 3 ft. 1 in. 0-4-0 steam tram locomotive No. 7133
      This locomotive, constructed at the Stratford works of the former Great Eastern Railway in 1897, was one of six which were built between 1883 and 1897 especially to work the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway.1944 July and August, Railway Magazine, page 233, photo caption
    Synonyms:
    tram engine

Synonyms of tram locomotive

  • tram engine

Forms of tram locomotive

pluraltram locomotives

Questions about tram locomotive

What does tram locomotive mean?
Tram locomotive means a steam locomotive specially built, or modified, to run on a street, or roadside, tramway track, hauling trains of wagons or carriages.
What part of speech is tram locomotive?
Tram locomotive is a noun.
What is the plural of tram locomotive?
The plural of tram locomotive is tram locomotives.

Words near tram locomotive in the dictionary

  1. tram drivers
  2. tram horse
  3. Tram Inn
  4. tram line
  5. tram lines
  6. tram locomotive
  7. tram locomotives
  8. tram rail
  9. tram rails
  10. tram stop
  11. tram stops

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