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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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In the afternoon, take a ride on the St. Charles streetcar, which runs some 6.5 miles around the city and is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world.
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Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025
And perhaps a great rumble already buzzes about the rest of the world: here there is only the sound of the streetcar, arriving at a snail’s pace, and stopping in front of the café.
—Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Over those 30 years, Victrix is expected to pay $16.7 million to Cincinnati Public Schools and over $1 million to the streetcar, as well as generate $962,000 in income tax.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Romero won praise for efforts connecting communities on the west side, a historically Latino and working-class area, to the university and downtown with the launch of the streetcar and extending the streetcar's route.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
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Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025
And perhaps a great rumble already buzzes about the rest of the world: here there is only the sound of the streetcar, arriving at a snail’s pace, and stopping in front of the café.
—Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Over those 30 years, Victrix is expected to pay $16.7 million to Cincinnati Public Schools and over $1 million to the streetcar, as well as generate $962,000 in income tax.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Romero won praise for efforts connecting communities on the west side, a historically Latino and working-class area, to the university and downtown with the launch of the streetcar and extending the streetcar's route.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
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“Streetcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetcar. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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