Definition of streetcar
: a vehicle on rails used primarily for transporting passengers and typically operating on city streets
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The city will spend $2.9 million to build a roundabout at Rio Salado Parkway and Ash Avenue, in the area where the streetcar will run.
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The hotel is a nice boost for the Leslieville area of Toronto, a trendy district a couple of miles east of — and an easy streetcar ride away from — downtown.
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The rider apparently drove over the streetcar tracks on Woodward near Kirby, lost control of the scooter and fell.
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The lakefront loop from the main streetcar line to the Couture and back is under construction.
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In 1931, as North Baltimore was growing — three streetcar lines passed here — the pressure mounted for more stores.
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For instance, being near a streetcar line that came every 10 minutes earned more points than a bus that only stopped during peak hours, and a stop on the immediate corner outside a building earned more points than one that’s 10 blocks away.
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Seattle has faced legal action over streetcar tracks before.
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Greater Boston’s sprawling train-and-bus system started as a network of competing streetcar lines.
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Illustration of streetcar
First Known Use of streetcar
1839
STREETCAR Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of streetcar for English Language Learners
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: a vehicle that travels on streets on metal tracks and that is used for carrying passengers
STREETCAR Defined for Kids
Definition of streetcar for Students
: a vehicle for carrying passengers that runs on rails and operates mostly on city streets
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