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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Jamie Barton, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Hop on the 50-cent Pony Express trolley throughout the summer and fall, and explore local parks and the historic downtown.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020
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Noun
As fans began having to dodge the electric trolleys which had become one of the primary modes of transport in the borough, the team was nicknamed the Trolley Dodgers, and later, simply, the Dodgers.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Hop on the 50-cent Pony Express trolley throughout the summer and fall, and explore local parks and the historic downtown.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 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 19 Nov. 2024.
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