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STREETCAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does streetcar mean? 

STREETCAR (noun)
  The noun STREETCAR has 1 sense:

1. a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricityplay

  Familiarity information: STREETCAR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STREETCAR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

streetcar; tram; tramcar; trolley; trolley car

Hypernyms ("streetcar" is a kind of...):

self-propelled vehicle (a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "streetcar"):

horsecar (an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses)

Holonyms ("streetcar" is a part of...):

trolley line (a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses)


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