street railway
nounDefinition of street railway
: a line operating streetcars or buses
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Boise City chartered the Boise Rapid Transit Company, an electric street railway system, on May 28, 1890, just weeks before Idaho became the 43rd state of the Union on July 3. — Arthur Hart, idahostatesman, "In late 19th century, electric streetcars were a big deal in Boise | Idaho Statesman," 4 May 2018 The dynamos which will furnish power for the street railway will receive their power from the water in the Jacobs mill ditch. — Arthur Hart, idahostatesman, "In late 19th century, electric streetcars were a big deal in Boise | Idaho Statesman," 4 May 2018 Built by a street railways company, the plant was acquired by the Kansas City Power & Light company in 1927. — kansascity, "Building a Kansas City power plant," 19 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'street railway.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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