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streetcar
noun
street·car
ˈstrēt-ˌkär 
: a vehicle on rails used primarily for transporting passengers and typically operating on city streets
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The following year, in October 1944, af Klint stepped off a streetcar in Stockholm.
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Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
If your feet need a break, just catch a ride on a streetcar.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
These include the Cincinnati Music Hall, Memorial Hall OTR, and the Woodward Theater, all accessible via a free streetcar that traverses Over-the-Rhine.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
Things like the lack of public sidewalks and paved streets, the unsanitary public water supply, and better public transportation (which meant streetcars) all jump out.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
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Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
If your feet need a break, just catch a ride on a streetcar.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
These include the Cincinnati Music Hall, Memorial Hall OTR, and the Woodward Theater, all accessible via a free streetcar that traverses Over-the-Rhine.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
Things like the lack of public sidewalks and paved streets, the unsanitary public water supply, and better public transportation (which meant streetcars) all jump out.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for streetcar
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“Streetcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetcar. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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streetcar
noun
street·car
-ˌkär
: a passenger vehicle that runs on rails and typically operates on city streets
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