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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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Buses and River Rail streetcars will not run Thursday.
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Joy Jackson, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
This second streetcar addition connects CPKC Stadium, home of the KC Current soccer team, and the Missouri River with the rest of the streetcar line.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
Louisville's streetcars stopped operating entirely in the late 1940s.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Nov. 2025
The automotive lobby began to portray transit — streetcars — as a cause of urban traffic.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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Joy Jackson, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
This second streetcar addition connects CPKC Stadium, home of the KC Current soccer team, and the Missouri River with the rest of the streetcar line.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
Louisville's streetcars stopped operating entirely in the late 1940s.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Nov. 2025
The automotive lobby began to portray transit — streetcars — as a cause of urban traffic.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Streetcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetcar. Accessed 2 Dec. 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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