horsecar

English

Etymology

horse +‎ car

Noun

horsecar (plural horsecars)

1. (rail transport) A streetcar or tram drawn by a horse.
   • 1878, Henry James, An International Episode‎^[1]:

     Nothing could well resemble less a typical English street than […] the extraordinary number of omnibuses, horsecars, and other democratic vehicles, […]

2. (rail transport) A freight car designed for transporting horses.

   Hypernym: livestock car

Alternative forms

• horse car