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

The garage would include 218 spaces for residents and 100 spaces for the public, plans show, and the development would be steps away from the streetcar. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 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

The Hop, Milwaukee's downtown streetcar, had about 30,700 riders during Summerfest in 2026, up from about 27,900 during last year's festival. — Blaise Mesa, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Good stewards The hotel project sits near the north end of the Stockton Boulevard corridor, the onetime path of the streetcar between Sacramento and Stockton. — Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 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