Noun: streetcar 'street,kaar
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: tram)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: tram)
- 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