"`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Our journey home on a tramcar was a somewhat silent proceeding. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Kelver, a Novel] Reference
If any one on the tramcar lost anything he would know who to blame. From Wordnik.com. [The Grell Mystery] Reference
The tramcar ran on stilts that were about 24 feet above the sea bed. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: July 31, 2005 - August 6, 2005 Archives] Reference
Westminster Abbey, if Poets 'Corner has been made into a tramcar-shed?. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 21, 1892] Reference
The presence of women acting as tramcar conductors struck me as strange. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915] Reference
Dutch Fred changed his seat to one less conspicuous and farther up the tramcar. From Wordnik.com. [The Grell Mystery] Reference
Unfortunately, without his glasses, George literally could not distinguish a tramcar from a haystack. From Wordnik.com. [The Lonely Sea]
The steamers come and go with as little stir -- or not so much -- as when a tramcar leaves a crowded street-corner. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Madras] Reference
Manchester, a track 110 yards long, 4 ft. 8½ in. gauge, and I have constructed a full sized street tramcar to run thereon. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884] Reference
Mrs. Murphy is very fat, and the other day, laden with parcels and packages, she was trying to mount the steps of a Dublin tramcar. From Wordnik.com. [Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers] Reference
And he records his impression of a tramcar which sweeps along Westminster in the twilight carrying its load of sleeping men to work. From Wordnik.com. [Personality in Literature] Reference
The tramcar train was ready to start on the return journey at about 3.30, so we were obliged to leave this beautiful and interesting place. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
"But you couldn't take a tramcar all over the country, Sam.". From Wordnik.com. [The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant] Reference
Three days since, in a tramcar, I heard your name mentioned. From Wordnik.com. [Short Cruises] Reference
It is the man who draws back who is knocked over by a tramcar. From Wordnik.com. [The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation] Reference
She felt bored and hungry, and went back to her hotel in a tramcar. From Wordnik.com. [Bertha Garlan] Reference
Put on your hat and jacket and I'll take you to town in the tramcar. From Wordnik.com. [The Nicest Girl in the School A Story of School Life] Reference
He heard the ring of a passing tramcar, ran to catch it, and jumped on. From Wordnik.com. [Voskresenie. English] Reference
I felt sorry for him, just as I felt sorry for the lady in the tramcar. From Wordnik.com. [Mushrooms on the Moor] Reference
'My handicap was an honour and a spur!' said the champion in the tramcar. From Wordnik.com. [Mushrooms on the Moor] Reference
And, if that is so, is it not a case of the lady in the tramcar over again?. From Wordnik.com. [Mushrooms on the Moor] Reference
An electric tramcar, quite empty, ran along the avenue with a metallic rustle. From Wordnik.com. [Under Western Eyes] Reference
One cigar in a tramcar, however, is nothing at all, and should not be mentioned. From Wordnik.com. [Home Life in Germany] Reference
I helped these ladies into the tramcar and they asked me to call in the afternoon. From Wordnik.com. [Under Western Eyes] Reference
As we stood on the curbstone waiting for a tramcar to pass, he remarked gloomily. From Wordnik.com. [Under Western Eyes] Reference
There are two ways of reaching Weltereoden from Old Batavia, by railway and tramcar. From Wordnik.com. [On the Equator] Reference
"You see," said Mrs. Morel, "it's only threepence each, and if it were a tramcar --". From Wordnik.com. [Sons and Lovers] Reference
I stood up in the tramcar named Raven to ride 1,800 feet to the top of Mount Roberts. From Wordnik.com. [Tifton Gazette Homepage] Reference
Perhaps it was just as well that the lady in the tramcar had this embarrassing experience. From Wordnik.com. [Mushrooms on the Moor] Reference
As they sat in the tramcar, she leaned her heavy shoulder against him, and he took her hand. From Wordnik.com. [Sons and Lovers] Reference
A little later as Pierre journeyed back to Neuilly in a tramcar he fell into a deep reverie. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 2] Reference
This means that they enter it -- as also do those who journey from London by tramcar -- at the. From Wordnik.com. [Hampton Court] Reference
She picked up your dog from under the wheels of a tramcar, and broke her arm, I fear, in doing it. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Gray] Reference
Contrary to the opinions expressed by the two men, Mlle. Beaucaire did not board a passing tramcar. From Wordnik.com. [The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective] Reference
A similar vision with precise details of canals, tramcar-wheels, and cellar-flaps, disturbed Constance. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Wives' Tale] Reference
Now and again a great chocolate-and-yellow tramcar ground round a difficult bend under the hosiery factory. From Wordnik.com. [Women in Love] Reference
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