tramline

tramline [tram-lahyn] ExamplesWord Origin noun British.

1. a streetcar system.
2. a streetcar route or track.

Also tramway. Origin of tramline First recorded in 1885–90; tram1 + line1 Examples from the Web for tramline Historical Examples of tramline

It was a wonder that there was not a tramline in such an important thoroughfare.

Ulysses

James Joyce

The storm had struck the overhead wire of the tramline, and one of the great supports had fallen.

A Room With A View

E. M. Forster

Of course if they ran a tramline along the North Circular from the cattlemarket to the quays value would go up like a shot.

Ulysses

James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for tramline tramline noun

1. Also called: tramway (often plural) the tracks on which a tram runs
2. the route taken by a tram
3. (often plural) the outer markings along the sides of a tennis or badminton court
4. (plural) a set of guiding principles