Sekirov Dictionary

tramline

/ˈtɹæmlaɪn/

noun 5
verb 1
forms 3

noun5

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The rails that a tram runs on.
- Transport, motorways and tramlines / Starting and then stopping — 1997
(UK) Either of the two pairs of sidelines marked on a tennis court which mark the outside of the singles and doubles playing areas.
•
A mark or bruise having the shape of two parallel lines.
- The well-reported "tramlines" or parallel punctate scars on either side of the vein were seen in only four patients. — 1970
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).
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A scratch on a film, usually vertical, that extends through multiple frames.
- The tramline is therefore much less obvious on the screen. Also, if the scratch is on the base (i.e., on the back of the film), then it will not be in sharp focus. — 1984

verb1

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

forms

tramlined · tramlining · tramlines

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