street railway

noun

1. a company that operates streetcars or buses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of street railway¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

The street railway stock he was still carrying; its regular income furnished a safe fund to fall back upon.

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My speech at the opening of the first street-railway in the Old World will appear in my forthcoming book of speeches.

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“Your wife is a beauty,” said the street-railway magnate, looking down the disorganized table toward her.

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"The papers are all calling for Mather as street-railway president," she went on.

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He had been approached only by Pease, who inquired: "Have you any street-railway stock?"

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