streetcar
Meaning
A tram or light rail vehicle, usually a single car but sometimes multiple cars attached together, operating on city streets; a trolley car.
Synonyms
light-rail vehicle
light-rail vehicle
trolley-bus
Translations
tramway
Straßenbahn
tram
tranvía
tram
τραμ
tramvia
bonde
tramvay
ترامFrequency
Etymology
From street + car. Coined before the era of motorcars, the term emphasized a type of car on rails that were in the street (along with foot traffic, wagons, and carriages) rather than on a separate, dedicated railroad, as a railcar is.
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