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streetcar

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street·car  (strtkär)
n.
A public vehicle operated on rails along a regular route, usually through the streets of a city.

streetcar [ˈstriːtˌkɑː]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the usual US and Canadian name for tram1 [1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.streetcar - a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricitystreetcar - a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
horsecar - an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses
self-propelled vehicle - a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion
trolley line - a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses
Translations
streetcar [ˈstriːtkɑːʳ] N (US) → tranvía m, tren m

streetcar [ˈstriːtkɑːr] n (US)tramway m
street child nenfant mf des rues
street cleaner n
(= person) → balayeur m
(= machine) → balayeuse f
street cred (British) street credibility (mainly British) n
to have street cred → jouir du respect de ses pairs, avoir de la street credibility
to lose one's street cred → perdre sa street credibility
street crime ndélits mpl sur la voie publique
street directory nrépertoire m des rues
street fighting ncombats mpl de rue
street guide nindex m des rues, répertoire m des rues

streetcar [ˈstriːtˌkɑːʳ] n (Am) → tram m inv

streetcar ترام tramvaj sporvogn Straßenbahn τραμ tranvía raitiovaunu tram tramvaj tram 路面電車 전차 tram sporvogn tramwaj bonde, carro eléctrico трамвай spårvagn รถราง tramvay tàu điện 有轨电车


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When in the evening he came home from work he got off a streetcar and walked sedately along behind some business man, striving to look very substantial and important.
A person who had such a task before him would not need to look very far in Packingtown--he had only to walk up the avenue and read the signs, or get into a streetcar, to obtain full information as to pretty much everything a human creature could need.
 
 
 
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