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Definition of Streetcar
1. Noun. A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity.
Specialized synonyms: Horsecar
Generic synonyms: Self-propelled Vehicle
Group relationships: Trolley Line
Geographical relationships: Britain, Britain
Derivative terms: Tram
Definition of Streetcar
1. Noun. (American English) A tram or light rail vehicle, usually a single car, but also attached together, operating on city streets. A trolley car. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Streetcar
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Streetcar
Literary usage of Streetcar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1877-1945 by Clayton D. Laurie, Ronald H. Cole (1997)
"Thus troops were summoned to quell a streetcar strike at Knoxville, Tennessee,
in October 1919. Governor AS Roberts initially requested authorization to use ..."
2. The City-Building Process: Housing and Services in New Milwaukee by Roger D. Simon (1996)
"Land along commercial streets, usually the ones with the streetcar lines, ...
The low thresholds for streetcar service indicate its importance as a virtual ..."
3. Digest of the Reports of the Supreme Court of California: Volumes One by James Henry Deering (1896)
"It is not negligence in law for a party injured by collision between a wagon and
streetcar to be upon the streetcar track at the moment of the accident, ..."
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