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STREETCAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
Synonyms:
streetcar; tram; tramcar; trolley; trolley car
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
