tramway: Meaning and Definition of

tram•way

1. a crude railroad of wooden rails or of wooden rails capped with metal treads.
2. tramline.
3. a track, usually elevated, or roadway for mine haulage.
4. Also called aerial railway, aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway. a system for hauling passengers and freight in vehicles suspended from a cable or cables supported by a series of towers, hangers, or the like: used over canyons, between mountain peaks, etc.