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tramroad [tram-rohd] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- (in a mine) a small railroad for trams.
Origin of tramroad First recorded in 1785–95; tram1 + road Examples from the Web for tramroad Historical Examples of tramroad
The adoption of a tramroad, it is true, had tended to facilitate their transit.
Samuel Smiles
A tramroad or railroad, then; there was no other alternative.
‘Puffing Billy’ and the Prize ‘Rocket’
Helen Cross Knight
There being no accommodations for passengers, the party walked the tramroad; at the terminus they unloaded and stayed all night.
Emily Inez Denny
He built a third, and ran it on the tramroad that passed by old Bob Stephenson’s cottage door.
‘Puffing Billy’ and the Prize ‘Rocket’
Helen Cross Knight
Business men put their heads together, and began earnestly to talk of a tramroad.
‘Puffing Billy’ and the Prize ‘Rocket’
Helen Cross Knight