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Noun: streetcar  'street,kaar
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: tram)
  1. A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
    "Tourists rode the historic streetcar through the city center";
    - tram, tramcar [Brit], trolley [US], trolley car [N. Amer]

Derived forms: streetcars

Type of: self-propelled vehicle

Part of: trolley line [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Streetcar