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 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

Riders can take the streetcar from any of its stops and get dropped off at Union Station, which is where one of the entrance gates to the festival is located. — Joseph Hernandez august 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 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

Last month, The Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority approved a new fare policy that would streamline payments and start charging fares for the first time on the Gold Line streetcar. — Dj Simmons july 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 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