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Answer for the clue "A four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine ", 7 letters:
tramcar

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Word definitions for tramcar in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine" [syn: tram ] a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms" [syn: streetcar , tram , trolley ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A streetcar. 2 A rail vehicle for carrying loads in a mine; a tram.

Usage examples of tramcar.

She did so, and a moment later both of them were standing next to the tramcar, which slid back its doors to accept them.

Since the tramcar was powered by an overhead monorail, they made rapid progress by walking down the center of the tunnel.

The tramcar was nowhere to be seen, and he quickly jumped down into the tunnel and began walking rapidly, slowing his pace only when he felt he was far enough from the platform so that no one could see him.

He ducked into a maintenance port as the tramcar passed by, remained there until it picked up a handful of passengers from the Resort and headed back toward the Home, and then resumed walking.

He went down to the tramway entrance, took the tramcar to the Resort, and arrived at the nightclub just in time to see Pagliacci taking his bows.

The jogging, jolting, little tramcar ran along the coast, linking up several towns and villages and conveying people intent on either business or pleasure.

When he reached the bridge, he saw that the last tramcar was ready to start, and behind it were the brightly lighted windows of the Cafe du Globe.

Conmee sat in a corner of the tramcar, a blue ticket tucked with care in the eye of one plump kid glove, while four shillings, a sixpence and five pennies chuted from his other plump glovepalm into his purse.

Now an electric tramcar stopped in front of Raban and many people around him pushed toward the steps, with slightly open, pointed umbrellas, which they held upright with their hands pressed to their shoulders.

Titania, still noticeably frightened of him, timed her progress so that they were never alone, and they rode the tramcar to the brothel in total silence.

Now and again a great chocolate-and-yellow tramcar ground round a difficult bend under the hosiery factory.

The tramcar mounted slowly up the hill, where the ugly winter-grey masses of houses looked like a vision of hell that is cold and angular.

When they got into the narrow town the tramcar, mysteriously swelling, seemed to chip the shop windows and bump the front doors, and people upon the pavement scrambled between the glass of the tram and the glass of the big drapery shop.

Evidence will be called to show that Birchill, or a man answering his description, boarded a tramcar at Euston Road at 9.

As they sat in the tramcar, she leaned her heavy shoulder against him, and he took her hand.