tramline

Plural: tramlines

Noun

• A railway line specifically designed for the movement of trams.
• the track on which trams or streetcars run
• The rails that a tram runs on.
• Either of the two pairs of sidelines marked on a tennis court which mark the outside of the singles and doubles playing areas.
• A scratch on a film, usually vertical, that extends through multiple frames.
• A mark or bruise having the shape of two parallel lines.
• A pair of vertical bars (||) placed to the left of the headword in certain editions of the OED to indicate that the term is "alien or not fully naturalized" (such as a recent borrowing).

Verb

• Of a vehicle: to tend to follow the contours of the ground with its wheels.

Examples

• a tramline scar
• He strategically laid down a word, creating a TRAMLINE for his next high-scoring play.

Synonyms

streetcar track, tramway, nibble, tram track

Related Words

alley