Coal-mine vehicle (4 letters)

{ Answer }

TRAM

{ Related Clues }

Streetcar
Trolley
British conveyance
British streetcar
Cable car
Cable carrier?
Car on rails
Coal carrier
Coal cart
Colliery vehicle
"Desire," to the English
Downhill/uphill conveyance
English streetcar
London streetcar
Mine car
Miner's vehicle
Mode of conveyance
Omnibus alternative
Overhead transport
Ride in London
Roller in a pit
Soho streetcar
Stratford streetcar
Streetcar in London
Streetcar, in London
Track runner?
Trolley, in England
Trolley in London
Trombone, to a jazzman
U.K. trolley
Underground car
Bygone London transport
Coal-mine car
Disney World transport
Old London transit
Public transport option
Way around London
It follows a mine line
Loosely twisted silk yarn
Way around London, once

{ Tags }

british, cable, car, carrier, coal, colliery, conveyance, disney, london, loosely, mine, silk, streetcar, tram, transport, trolley, twisted, vehicle, wagon, way, yarn

{ Notes }

The answer TRAM is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.

{ Definition }

TRAM as a noun:

1. (tramway, tram, aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway) = a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers

2. (tramcar, tram) = a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine"

3. (streetcar, tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car) = a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms"

TRAM as a verb:

1. travel by tram