Metro vs. Tram
Difference Between Metro and Tram
Metronoun
An underground railway.
Tramnoun
A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
Metronoun
A train that runs on such an underground railway.
Tramnoun
A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
Metronoun
An urban rapid transit light railway
Tramnoun
A people mover.
Metronoun
A train that runs on such a railway.
Tramnoun
(US) An aerial cable car.
Metronoun
a metropolitan area
Tramnoun
(US) A train with wheels that runs on a road; a trackless train.
Metroadjective
metropolitan
Tramnoun
A car on a horse railway or tramway (horse trams preceded electric trams).
Metronoun
electric underground railway
Tramnoun
(obsolete) The shaft of a cart.
Tramnoun
(obsolete) One of the rails of a tramway.
Tramnoun
(weaving) A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.
Tramverb
(intransitive) To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway.
Tramverb
(intransitive) To travel by tram.
Tramverb
(transitive) To transport (material) by tram.
Tramverb
To align a component in mechanical engineering or metalworking, particularly the head of a drill press.
Tramnoun
a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
Tramnoun
a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine;
a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mineTramnoun
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity;
`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms
