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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
Noun
US & Canad a tram
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.streetcarstreetcar - a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
trolley, trolley car, tramcar, tram
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 [ˈstriːtkɑː] n (US) → tranvía m
streetcar [ˈstriːtkɑːʳ] street n (US) → tramway m
streetcar [ˈstriːtkɑːʳ] street (US) n → Straßenbahn f
streetcar [ˈstriːtkɑːʳ] n (US) → tram m inv


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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.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
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.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
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