trackless trolley

noun

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The last trackless trolley ran in 1956. Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022 Sim, who was an army captain on a trackless trolley car towing an anti-aircraft gun in 1985, said his training then was primarily focused on maintaining his vehicle to prevent it from accidently stopping during the parade. Fox News, 6 Sep. 2018 Pyongyang Teacher Training College, a pharmaceutical and trackless trolley factories around the regime’s capital. Katherine Lam, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trackless trolley was in 1921

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“Trackless trolley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trackless%20trolley. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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