streetcar

noun

street·​car ˈstrēt-ˌkär 

: a vehicle on rails used primarily for transporting passengers and typically operating on city streets

Illustration of streetcar

Examples of streetcar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are also public pay-by-plate parking lots adjacent to City Market, as well as free weekend parking at 7th & Main, just a short walk or one streetcar stop away. — Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

The area lost its last rail service in 1952 when the Pacific Electric streetcars stopped running. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Chez Fonfon sits at the crux of Five Points South, a neighborhood named for five streets that converge in a star shape where streetcars connecting the then suburb of Highland to the city once rumbled. — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

The streetcar hurtled down the hill before coming off the rails on a bend and smashing into a building, leaving the wooden cabin a crumpled wreck. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for streetcar

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• alvar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar

Kids Definition

streetcar

noun

street·​car -ˌkär 

: a passenger vehicle that runs on rails and typically operates on city streets