词汇 | horse-car |
释义 | horse car noun[ C ] (alsohorsecar)uk /ˈhɔːs ˌkɑːr/ us /ˈhɔːrs ˌkɑːr/ a tram(= a vehicle that transports people in cities, and goes along metal tracks in the road) in the past that was pulled by an animal, especially a horse: In 1891 they went to Portland and saw the city from a horse car. The first trams were horsecars drawn by mules. Visitors to the museum can look at models of old horse cars, trolleys, and elevated trains. Horsecars on tramlines were an improvement on the omnibus. Electric streetcars replaced horsecars in cities, and electrified trains replaced steam locomotives in suburbs. Buses, trams & coaches bus bus captain bus conductor charabanc coach combi deck double-decker HOV jitney kombi minibus omnibus school bus shuttle single-decker streetcar tramlines tramway trolley |
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