TRAMCAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tramcar mean? 

• TRAMCAR (noun)
  The noun TRAMCAR has 2 senses:

1. a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine

2. a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

  Familiarity information: TRAMCAR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRAMCAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tram; tramcar

Context example:

a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine

Hypernyms ("tramcar" is a kind of...):

waggon; wagon (any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

streetcar; tram; tramcar; trolley; trolley car

Hypernyms ("tramcar" is a kind of...):

self-propelled vehicle (a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tramcar"):

horsecar (an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses)

Holonyms ("tramcar" is a part of...):

trolley line (a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses)

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)