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A streetcar.
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A device that collects electric current from an underground conductor, an overhead wire, or a third rail and transmits it to the motor of an electric vehicle.
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A small truck or car operating on a track and used in a mine, quarry, or factory for conveying materials.
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A wheeled carriage, cage, or basket that is suspended from and travels on an overhead track.
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Chiefly British A cart.
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