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

Other projects — including the Silver Line light rail from the airport to Bojangles Coliseum and an extension of the Gold Line streetcar from the Rosa Parks Community Transit Center to Eastland Yards — must wait until the Red Line makes significant progress. —Nick Sullivan march 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026

The 32-year-old Arizona native underwent two days of medical evaluation this week and drove laps Thursday in a streetcar at the Ten Tenths Motor Club road course in Concord, North Carolina, before he was ruled out of competition. —ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026

But shivering in a streetcar during a winter visit to New York City in 1902 gave her an idea. —Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2026

And whoever was the assistant minister of streetcars before is still assistant minister of streetcars today. —David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for streetcar

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• ansar
• 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