Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tramway \Tram"way`\, n.
   A street railway or interurban railway for local traffic, on
   which cable cars, or trolley cars, etc., are used, in
   distinction from an extended railway line for trains drawn by
   steam or electric locomotives.

Tramway \Tram"way`\, n.
   1. Same as {Tramroad}.

   2. A railway laid in the streets of a town or city, on which
      cars for passengers or for freight are drawn by horses; a
      horse railroad.

Source : WordNet®

tramway
     n 1: a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in
          carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series
          of towers [syn: {tram}, {aerial tramway}, {cable tramway},
           {ropeway}]
     2: the track on which trams or streetcars run [syn: {tramline},
         {streetcar track}]