grip car

grip car
A streetcar, especially a cable car.

After dining Sam got on a grip car of the Wabash Avenue Cable, sitting on the front seat and letting the panorama of the town roll up to him.


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  • grip — [[t]grɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ grips, gripping, gripped 1) VERB If you grip something, you take hold of it with your hand and continue to hold it firmly. [V n] She gripped the rope. 2) N COUNT: oft poss N A grip is a firm, strong hold on something. His… …   English dictionary

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