streetcar

Noun

Meaning

streetcar (plural streetcars)

(Canada, US) A tram or light rail vehicle, usually a single car, but also attached together, operating on city streets. A trolley car.
Synonym: (UK) tram

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

car vehicle tram ropeway tramway handcar applecart trolley cable car trolly

Hypernyms

self-propelled vehicle

Hyponyms

horsecar

Phrases with the word

if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a streetcar horse-drawn streetcar animal-powered streetcar electric streetcar streetcar track streetcar system

Anagrams

rescatter scatterer

Examples

A witness to the accident told police that Hughes was driving erratically and too fast, and that Meyer had been standing in the safety zone of a streetcar stop. Source: Internet

A streetcar line connecting Brooklyn with Queens was proposed by the city in February 2016, with the planned timeline calling for service to begin around 2024. Source: Internet

A streetcar line connecting Queens with Brooklyn was proposed by the city in February 2016, with the planned timeline calling for service to begin around 2024. Source: Internet

Atlanta's transportation infrastructure comprises a complex network that includes a heavy rail line, a streetcar line, multiple interstate highways, the world's busiest airport, and over convert of bike paths. Source: Internet

A single-track streetcar line ran down the middle of Prospect Avenue from it, but service was infrequent and the trip took two hours. Source: Internet

A streetcar conductor wears a mask due to the coronavirus pandemic as she runs her route on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, March 19, 2020. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

streetage streetball streetballer streetcar system streetcar track streetcleaner