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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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Later, a streetcar line running up to the bluffs and through a tunnel at 8th Street also served the cause.
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Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
From Civil War-era railroads traveling through mountainous terrain to streetcars and subways in a modern metropolis, with intricately detailed houses and towns and steamboats and inclines and skyscrapers in scenes of American history.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
For the first week after the Louisville child spelled G-L-A-D-I-O-L-U-S correctly, everyone from President Calvin Coolidge to the White House policeman to Louisville streetcar workers wanted to wring his hand in congratulations.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The 12-mile corridor was to connect downtown St. Paul to the Mall of America in Bloomington through a potential streetcar.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
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Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
From Civil War-era railroads traveling through mountainous terrain to streetcars and subways in a modern metropolis, with intricately detailed houses and towns and steamboats and inclines and skyscrapers in scenes of American history.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
For the first week after the Louisville child spelled G-L-A-D-I-O-L-U-S correctly, everyone from President Calvin Coolidge to the White House policeman to Louisville streetcar workers wanted to wring his hand in congratulations.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The 12-mile corridor was to connect downtown St. Paul to the Mall of America in Bloomington through a potential streetcar.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
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“Streetcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetcar. Accessed 19 Jul. 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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