# tramway

/tɹˈæmweɪ/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/tramway
Updated: 2026-05-20

## Definition

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.

For teachers: a track or system of tracks for the operation of trams. Often used to refer to the physical infrastructure rather than the vehicles themselves.

## Examples

- 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.

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