streetcars
- plural of streetcar.
Example Sentences
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The fair featured electric lighting and electric streetcars powered by hydroelectricity generated by Niagara Falls, reflecting a moment when electricity was beginning to move from novelty toward widespread utility.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Now, Egyptians young and old have flocked for farewell rides, before the streetcars come to a halt in April.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Scranton’s nickname, “Electric City,” stems from its being one of the first places in the U.S. to have electric streetcars.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025
Both have done away with them, leaving Kolkata as the only Indian city to hold onto the trundling streetcars.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024
On the streetcars there are always old ladies, or we think of them as old.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
