variants
or less commonly trolly
plural trolleys also trollies
1
a
: a streetcar powered electrically through a trolley
called also trolley car
b
: a device that carries electric current from an overhead wire to an electrically driven vehicle
2
: a wheeled carriage running on an overhead rail or track
3
chiefly British
: a cart or wheeled stand used for conveying something (such as food or books)
4
dialectal, England
: a cart of any of various kinds
variants
or less commonly trolly
trolleyed also trollied; trolleying also trollying
: to convey by a trolley
: to ride on a trolley
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American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article San Diego transit officials took key initial steps Thursday toward raising fares across the board for the first time since 2009 and making major cuts to local bus and trolley service.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020
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Noun
Enjoy coffees, teas and tasty treats from local businesses as a trolley provided by Lamers Bus Lines takes you through Downtown Green Bay.
—American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article San Diego transit officials took key initial steps Thursday toward raising fares across the board for the first time since 2009 and making major cuts to local bus and trolley service.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
The 360-degree spinner wheels are easy to trolley across terminals.
—Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020
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“Trolley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trolley. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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