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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Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
Do leave room for the outstanding bread trolley where each choice comes with a different olive oil to pair.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020
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Noun
In the spring, summer, and fall (when there’s no snow on the ground), trek the Castle Rock Trail (about three miles) and ride the free trolley to get the lay of the land.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
Do leave room for the outstanding bread trolley where each choice comes with a different olive oil to pair.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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 7 Jan. 2025.
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