streetcar

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"To most people, a streetcar is a streetcar," said Weber, of St. Peters.

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  1. noun A public vehicle operated on rails along a regular route, usually through the streets of a city.

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  • The ride in the streetcar was a daze; he slept some of the time and got back into the prelude that hovered around and in his mind. —  The Japanese Corpse - Janwillem van de Wetering - Grijpstra-De Gier 05
  • Livvy shifted weight with the swaying of the streetcar, as did forty others, sitting and standing, all to the same monotonous and rather ridiculous rhythm. —  SUMMER 1952
  • Anyway, she said this: say a streetcar is out of control, rushing along its tracks. —  Analog SFF, November 2006
  • Rob had then tapped her hand with one long finger, his touch like heat lightning Now the streetcar was passing Temple Sinai, a simple stone building with three tall iron doors. —  EQMM, November 2006
  • De Gier tried everything he could think of, using the part of the road reserved for the streetcar, the sidewalks and even the footpath of a park, but he kept getting stuck in the tangled traffic. —  van de Wetering - [Grijpstra-De Gier 03] The Corpse on the Dike
 

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