tramway
n. B2 Upper Intermediate UK //tɹˈæmweɪ// tramway
n. a track or system for trams to travel on. It is usually built in the middle of a street or on its own special path.
n. a track or system of tracks for the operation of trams. Often used to refer to the physical infrastructure rather than the vehicles themselves.
The city is building a new tramway to reduce traffic.
The old tramway was converted into a pedestrian path after the city stopped using trams in the 1980s.
Urban planners argued that the expansion of the tramway would provide a sustainable alternative to private car ownership, significantly reducing carbon emissions in the downtown core.
From tram + way.