Definition of streetcar
: a vehicle on rails used primarily for transporting passengers and typically operating on city streets
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Every day thousands of passengers on underground streetcars in San Francisco pass through the hull of a 19th-century ship without knowing it.
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A D.C. streetcar and a bus collided in Northeast Washington on Friday morning, authorities said.
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Major downtown businesses, including the Sacramento Kings, Macy’s and downtown hoteliers, are being asked this month to vote to tax themselves at least $50 million over the next 25 years to pay for some of the streetcar’s operating costs.
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Its modern incarnation began in 1912, when a streetcar line established it as a suburb of Seattle.
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Late last year, Tamplin pitched the service to Onvural, whose company, TokBox, offers a video chat client that runs on any website, and a few days later, the two happened to appear on the same streetcar.
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Illustration of streetcar
First Known Use of streetcar
1839
STREETCAR Defined for English Language Learners
streetcar
playDefinition 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
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playDefinition of streetcar for Students
: a vehicle for carrying passengers that runs on rails and operates mostly on city streets
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