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Noun: tramcar  'tram,kaa(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: streetcar)
  1. A four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine
    "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine";
    - tram, streetcar [N. Amer]
     
  2. A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
    - streetcar [N. Amer], tram, trolley [US], trolley car [N. Amer]

Derived forms: tramcars

Type of: self-propelled vehicle, waggon, wagon

Part of: trolley line [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Tramcar