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Meaning of "streetcar" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STREETCAR

streetcar  [ˈstriːtˌkɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STREETCAR

noun
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preposition
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determiner
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Streetcar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STREETCAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

streetcar

Tram

A tram is a rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on separate rights of way. The lines or networks operated by tramcars are called tramways. Tramways powered by electricity, which were the most common type historically, were once called electric street railways. Trams also include horsecars, which were widely used in urban areas before electrification. Tram lines may also run between cities and/or towns, and/or partially grade-separated even in the cities. Trams very occasionally also carry freight. Tram vehicles are usually lighter and shorter than conventional trains and rapid transit trains. However, the differences between these modes of public transportation are often indistinct. Some trams may also run on ordinary railway tracks, a tramway may be upgraded to a light rail or a rapid transit line, two urban tramways may be connected to an interurban, etc. Most trams today use electrical power, usually fed by an overhead pantograph; in some cases by a sliding shoe on a third rail or trolley pole.

Definition of streetcar in the English dictionary

The definition of streetcar in the dictionary is an electrically driven public transport vehicle that runs on rails let into the surface of the road, power usually being taken from an overhead wire Also called: trolley car, tram, tramcar.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STREETCAR


advocaat
ˈædvəʊˌkɑː
autocar
ˈɔːtəʊˌkɑː
Bhaskar
ˈbʌsˌkɑː
boxcar
ˈbɒksˌkɑː
calcar
ˈkælˌkɑː
cyclecar
ˈsaɪkəlˌkɑː
gyrocar
ˈdʒaɪrəʊˌkɑː
hoppercar
ˈhɒpəˌkɑː
Issachar
ˈɪsəˌkɑː
microcar
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkɑː
minicar
ˈmɪnɪˌkɑː
motorcar
ˈməʊtəˌkɑː
pedalcar
ˈpedlˌkɑː
railcar
ˈreɪlˌkɑː
rent-a-car
ˈrentəˌkɑː
ricercar
ˈriːtʃəˌkɑː
sidecar
ˈsaɪdˌkɑː
supercar
ˈsuːpəˌkɑː
tramcar
ˈtræmˌkɑː
turbocar
ˈtɜːbəʊˌkɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STREETCAR

street smarts
street sweeper
street theatre
street urchin
street value
street wisdom
street-credible
street-smart
streetage
streetboy
streetful
streetkeeper
streetlamp
streetlight
streetroom
streets ahead of
streets apart
streetscape
streetwalker
streetwalking

WORDS THAT END LIKE STREETCAR

cable car
car
chauffeur-driven car
classic car
Democratic Republic of Madagascar
hire car
in-car
kit car
Madagascar
oscar
police car
race car
racing car
rental car
scar
sircar
sports car
stock-car
trocar
vicar

Synonyms and antonyms of streetcar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «streetcar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STREETCAR

Find out the translation of streetcar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of streetcar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «streetcar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有轨电车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tranvía
570 millions of speakers

English

streetcar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्राम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ترام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трамвай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bonde
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাস্তার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tramway
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta jalanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Straßenbahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

路面電車
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Truk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường cho xe chạy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெருக்கார்களின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्ट्रीटकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tramvay
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tram
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tramwaj
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трамвай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tramvai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραμ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bundet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sporvogn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of streetcar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STREETCAR»

The term «streetcar» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.547 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STREETCAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about streetcar

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3 QUOTES WITH «STREETCAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word streetcar.
1
Bob Dole
We'll all be riding that streetcar of desire.
2
Maureen Forrester
By the time I was four, I would walk around the corner and wait at a local streetcar stop, get on the streetcar with somebody who looked like they could be my mother and go to the end of the line.
3
Harry Houdini
A common pickpocket trick is for the operator to carry a shawl or overcoat carelessly over the left arm, and to take a seat on the right side of the person they intend to rob in a streetcar or other vehicle.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STREETCAR»

Discover the use of streetcar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to streetcar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams' classic drama studies the emotional disintegration of a Southern woman whose last chance for happiness is destroyed by her vindictive brother-in-law.
Tennessee Williams, 2004
2
Streetcar Suburbs: The Process of Growth in Boston, ...
The Process of Growth in Boston, 1870-1900, Second Edition Sam Bass WARNER. NOTES CHAPTER ONE. A ClTY DIVIDED 1. For an introduction to the problems of the literature on hours, wages, and cost of living: U. S. Bureau of the  ...
Sam Bass WARNER, 2009
3
Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire
A continuous history of the play, Streetcar named desire in production from 1947 to 1998, with emphasis on the Broadway premiere.
Philip C. Kolin, 2000
4
Reality and Illusion in Tennessee Williams' Âa Streetcar ...
"A Streetcar Named Desire" (1947), the work which will be dealt with in this paper, is a good example for of usage, since it contains a lot of different kinds of symbolism, for example concerning colours, names, music and many more.
Ilona Sontag, 2010
5
A streetcar named Desire: the moth and the lantern
Describes the background of A Streetcar Named Desire, discusses the play's themes, and looks at its critical reception
Thomas P. Adler, 1990
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Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire
- Critical essays reflecting a variety of schools of criticism - Notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index - An introductory essay by Harold Bloom.
Harold Bloom, 2009
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A Streetcar Named Desire
Designed to provide insight and an overview about each text for students and teachers, these guides endeavor to develop knowledge and understanding rather than just provide answers and summaries.
Rosemary O'Shea, 2011
8
The Character of Blanche DuBois in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, Catholic University Eichstatt-Ingolstadt (Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaftliche Fakultat), language: English, abstract: A Streetcar Named Desire is ...
Melanie Skiba, 2009
9
Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie & A Streetcar Named ...
A guide to reading "The Glass Menagerie" and "A Streetcar Named Desire" with a critical and appreciative mind encouraging analysis of plot, style, form, and structure.
George Ehrenhaft, Tennessee Williams, 1985
10
Right to Ride: Streetcar Boycotts and African American ...
The book forces a reassessment of the timelines of the black freedom struggle, revealing that a period once dismissed as the age of accommodation should in fact be characterized as part of a history of protest and resistance.
Blair L. M. Kelley, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STREETCAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term streetcar is used in the context of the following news items.
1
German man loses limbs after being dragged 3km between streetcar
A 20-year-old German man lost both legs and an arm after becoming pinned between two streetcar wagons and dragged 3km through a western German city ... «The Guardian, May 15»
2
Big challenges in DC Mayor Bowser's vow to activate, expand …
When Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) declared this week that the District's era of broken streetcar promises was ending with her, the city's new chief executive ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
3
Milwaukee Common Council OKs streetcar plan
A streetcar connecting the Milwaukee Intermodal Station with the city's lower east side was approved by the Common Council on Tuesday, bringing if not to a ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb 15»
4
Americans for Prosperity working with Donovan to derail streetcar plan
Mayor Tom Barrett said he was pleased that the streetcar received a majority of the council's support, but concerned about powerful influences from outside the ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan 15»
5
D.C. streetcars to be running by week of Jan. 19, Mayor Gray says
7 On Your Side learned New Year's Eve that no one in D.C. government seems to know when the streetcar will open. But what they do know is the project has ... «WJLA, Dec 14»
6
Atlanta Hopes a Three-Mile Streetcar Route Will Help Foster a New …
Although the electric streetcars, condemned by some as a $98 million gimmick, will not relieve Atlanta's traffic woes as they glide across nearly three miles of ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
7
TTC streetcar hits bus head-on, 4 injured
The intersection was closed and several Toronto Transit Commission buses and streetcars were re-routed following the crash, but service and the intersection ... «CBC.ca, Dec 14»
8
TTC looks at dash cams for buses, streetcars in wake of fatal accident
The TTC is considering installing dashboard cameras on buses and streetcars as part of a comprehensive review of driver recruitment and training in the wake ... «Toronto Star, Dec 14»
9
Gillian Anderson wins best actress award for A Streetcar Named …
Gillian Anderson's powerful performance as the emotionally fragile southern belle Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire won her a major prize at the ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
10
Toronto streetcar sex involved 3 people, police say
Three people were caught having "sexual activity" on board a Toronto streetcar Thursday evening, as the TTC's 504 King car was making its way through the ... «CBC.ca, Nov 14»

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