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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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Rea said he has been encouraged by the developer’s reponse to city requests and concerns, such as finishing streetscapes in front of the complex prior to operation of the streetcar.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
The streetcar is free to ride, and route maps and schedules are available online.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The man in the straw hat was standing by Noble Fountain, apparently ready to cross busy Central Avenue bustling with streetcars and lined with mostly Ford Model Ts.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Aug. 2025
Each of them counts many small items of chance or volition—a step taken in time, a decision to go indoors, catching one streetcar instead of the next—that spared him.
—Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
The streetcar is free to ride, and route maps and schedules are available online.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The man in the straw hat was standing by Noble Fountain, apparently ready to cross busy Central Avenue bustling with streetcars and lined with mostly Ford Model Ts.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Aug. 2025
Each of them counts many small items of chance or volition—a step taken in time, a decision to go indoors, catching one streetcar instead of the next—that spared him.
—Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Streetcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetcar. Accessed 7 Sep. 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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