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tramplate

tramplate noun: a type of iron rail used on a tramroad.

Noun

tramplate (plural tramplates)

  1. (historical) A type of iron rail used on a tramroad.
    • Its [the Penydarren Tramroad's] value diminished considerably with the opening of the Taff Vale Railway in 1841, but the line remained in use until 1875, and the tramplates were not removed until 1890. […] Views and dimensions of a 3-ft. tramplate from the Penydarren Tramroad1948 November and December, “Notes and News: Early Tramplates”, in Railway Magazine, page 412, including photo caption

Forms of tramplate

pluraltramplates

Origin of tramplate

From tram + plate.

Questions about tramplate

What does tramplate mean?
Tramplate means a type of iron rail used on a tramroad.
What part of speech is tramplate?
Tramplate is a noun.
What is the plural of tramplate?
The plural of tramplate is tramplates.

Words near tramplate in the dictionary

  1. Tramping Lake
  2. trampings
  3. trampish
  4. trampishly
  5. trampism
  6. tramplate
  7. tramplates
  8. trample
  9. trample out
  10. trampled
  11. trampler

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