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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tram
Trams are distinguishable from other forms of rail-borne vehicles in that they travel wholly or partly along tracks laid down in streets, usually on track reserved for the tram system.
The first trams, known as streetcars in north America, or horsecars, that were built in the United States, and developed from city stagecoach lines and omnibus lines that picked up and dropped off passengers on a regular route and without the need to be pre-hired.
Modern trams generally use overhead electric cables, from which they draw current through a pantograph, a bow collector (less commonly) or the now-rare trolley pole (the former is most common and used on most new tram designs).
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Tram   (6930 words)

  
 Stop
stop sign: a traffic sign informing drivers to make a temporary stop.
truck stop: an eating establishment on a major trucking route with a large carpark for truck drivers to stop and refresh themselves, and often with other amenities available.
Stop: a 2004 album by Franco De Vita that featured the hits "Tu De Que Vas" and "Si La Ves".
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/st/stop.html   (377 words)

  
 James Taris - About James Taris
I managed to escape from home after my sister had left, and made my way to the tram stop (at least a 15 minute walk from home).
The tram finally reached the end of the line, and I was still on it, not knowing why it hadn't stopped at the Greek school.
I was taken to the police station, and soon after my frantic parents came to collect me. But not before the police constable had threatened to throw me in the fireplace if I ever did that again (at least that was my parents' translation...
www.jamestaris.com /jt-AboutJamesTaris.htm   (1392 words)

  
 Community Programs : Rhodes Scholarships : The University of Melbourne
Application forms will be available in June 2006 and contain the full conditions of eligibility.
Forms are available from the University of Melbourne Information Centre on Swanston Street (opposite Tram Stop 10) or from the Victorian Honorary Secretary's Office, at the address given below (see Melbourne University Map for locations)
Please follow the instructions carefully for the preparation and submission of an application to the Victorian Rhodes Scholarship Committee.
www.unimelb.edu.au /rhodesscholarship   (477 words)

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