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streetcar
noun
street·car
ˈstrēt-ˌkär 
: a vehicle on rails used primarily for transporting passengers and typically operating on city streets
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The bridge was blocked off for streetcar construction for two months in fall 2024.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
Every option presented Wednesday also fully funds westward extensions of the Gold Line streetcar, from French Street near Johnson C. Smith University to Rosa Parks Place near north of Interstate 85, and eastward extensions from Sunnyside Avenue in Plaza Midwood to the Eastland area.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025
Public transit: Ferries, buses, streetcars and para-transit will be suspended through Friday.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Phoenix purchased a private electric streetcar system for $20,000.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
Every option presented Wednesday also fully funds westward extensions of the Gold Line streetcar, from French Street near Johnson C. Smith University to Rosa Parks Place near north of Interstate 85, and eastward extensions from Sunnyside Avenue in Plaza Midwood to the Eastland area.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025
Public transit: Ferries, buses, streetcars and para-transit will be suspended through Friday.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Phoenix purchased a private electric streetcar system for $20,000.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Streetcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetcar. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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streetcar
noun
street·car
-ˌkär
: a passenger vehicle that runs on rails and typically operates on city streets
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